defense 音標拼音: [dɪf'ɛns]
n . 防衛,防衛物
防衛,防衛物
defense 防衛
defense n 1 : (
military )
military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies ; "
they died in the defense of Stalingrad "; "
they were developed for the defense program " [
synonym : {
defense }, {
defence }, {
defensive measure }]
2 :
protection from harm ; "
sanitation is the best defense against disease " [
synonym : {
defense }, {
defence }]
3 : (
sports )
the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring ; "
his teams are always good on defense " [
synonym :
{
defense }, {
defence }, {
defending team }] [
ant : {
offence },
{
offense }]
4 :
the justification for some act or belief ; "
he offered a persuasive defense of the theory " [
synonym : {
defense }, {
defence },
{
vindication }]
5 : (
psychiatry )
an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [
synonym : {
defense mechanism }, {
defense reaction }, {
defence mechanism }, {
defence reaction }, {
defense }, {
defence }]
6 :
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States ;
created in 1947 [
synonym :
{
Department of Defense }, {
Defense Department }, {
United States Department of Defense }, {
Defense }, {
DoD }]
7 :
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively ; "
the defense called for a mistrial " [
synonym : {
defense }, {
defence },
{
defense team }, {
defense lawyers }] [
ant : {
prosecution }]
8 :
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions ;
"
his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive "; "
in defense he said the other man started it " [
synonym : {
refutation },
{
defense }, {
defence }]
9 :
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack ; "
he joined the defense against invasion " [
synonym :
{
defense }, {
defence }, {
defense force }, {
defence force }]
10 :
a structure used to defend against attack ; "
the artillery battered down the defenses " [
synonym : {
defensive structure },
{
defense }, {
defence }]
11 :
a defendant '
s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him ; "
he gave evidence for the defense "
[
synonym : {
defense }, {
defence }, {
denial }, {
demurrer }] [
ant :
{
criminal prosecution }, {
prosecution }]
12 :
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury ; "
a good boxer needs a good defense "; "
defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem " [
synonym : {
defense },
{
defence }]
Defense \
De *
fense "\,
Defence \
De *
fence "\,
n . [
F .
d ['
e ]
fense ,
OF .
defense ,
fem .,
defens ,
masc .,
fr .
L .
defensa (
cf .
LL .
defensum ),
from defendere .
See {
Defend },
and cf . {
Fence }.]
1 .
The act of defending ,
or the state of being defended ;
protection ,
as from violence or danger .
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1913 Webster ]
In cases of defense '
t is best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems . --
Shak .
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2 .
That which defends or protects ;
anything employed to oppose attack ,
ward off violence or danger ,
or maintain security ;
a guard ;
a protection .
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War would arise in defense of the right . --
Tennyson .
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God ,
the widow '
s champion and defense . --
Shak .
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3 .
Protecting plea ;
vindication ;
justification .
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Men ,
brethren ,
and fathers ,
hear ye my defense .
--
Acts xxii .
1 .
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4 . (
Law )
The defendant '
s answer or plea ;
an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff '
s or prosecutor '
s case ;
the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff '
s action .
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1913 Webster ]
5 .
Act or skill in making defense ;
defensive plan or policy ;
practice in self defense ,
as in fencing ,
boxing ,
etc .
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A man of great defense . --
Spenser .
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By how much defense is better than no skill . --
Shak .
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6 .
Prohibition ;
a prohibitory ordinance . [
Obs .]
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Severe defenses . . .
against wearing any linen under a certain breadth . --
Sir W .
Temple .
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Defense \
De *
fense "\,
v .
t .
To furnish with defenses ;
to fortify . [
Obs .] [
Written also {
defence }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Better manned and more strongly defensed . --
Hales .
[
1913 Webster ]
152 Moby Thesaurus words for "
defense ":
aegis ,
answer ,
apologetic ,
apologetics ,
apologia ,
apology ,
arch dam ,
argument ,
argumentation ,
armament ,
armor ,
arms ,
backfire ,
backstop ,
bamboo curtain ,
bank ,
bar ,
barrage ,
barrier ,
bear -
trap dam ,
beaver dam ,
bicker ,
bickering ,
boom ,
breakwater ,
breastwork ,
brick wall ,
buffer ,
bulkhead ,
bulwark ,
casuistry ,
cofferdam ,
comeback ,
confutation ,
contention ,
contraremonstrance ,
controversy ,
counteraccusation ,
counterattack ,
counterblast ,
counterblow ,
countercharge ,
counterclaim ,
counterfire ,
counterinsurgency ,
countermeasure ,
counterreply ,
counterrevolution ,
counterstatement ,
counterstep ,
counterstroke ,
cover ,
dam ,
demurrer ,
denial ,
dike ,
disputation ,
dispute ,
ditch ,
earthwork ,
embankment ,
exception ,
exculpation ,
excuse ,
explanation ,
eye ,
fastness ,
fence ,
flyting ,
fort ,
fortress ,
gate ,
gravity dam ,
groin ,
guard ,
hassle ,
hubbub ,
hydraulic -
fill dam ,
iron curtain ,
jam ,
jetty ,
justification ,
leaping weir ,
lee ,
levee ,
litigation ,
logjam ,
logomachy ,
milldam ,
moat ,
mole ,
mound ,
munitions ,
objection ,
paper war ,
parapet ,
passage of arms ,
plea ,
pleading ,
pleadings ,
polemic ,
polemics ,
portcullis ,
preservation ,
protection ,
protective custody ,
rampart ,
rationalization ,
rebuttal ,
rebutter ,
refuge ,
refutation ,
rejoinder ,
replication ,
reply ,
response ,
retort ,
return ,
rhubarb ,
riposte ,
roadblock ,
rock -
fill dam ,
safeguard ,
safekeeping ,
safety ,
seawall ,
security ,
set -
to ,
shade ,
shadow ,
shelter ,
shield ,
shutter dam ,
special demurrer ,
special pleading ,
statement of defense ,
stone wall ,
stronghold ,
surrebuttal ,
surrebutter ,
surrejoinder ,
verbal engagement ,
wall ,
war of words ,
ward ,
watchful eye ,
weaponry ,
weapons ,
weir ,
wicket dam ,
work ,
wrangling
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