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*de·fence /BrE 【英】, defense AmE 【美】 /dɪ`fɛns; dɪˈfens//
n
1 [U] the weapons, soldiers etc that a country uses to protect itself from attack 国防; 防卫:
Each year the US spends billions of dollars on defense. 美国每年的国防开支是几千亿美元。
2 [C,U] something that you do or say to protect someone or something from being attacked or criticized 防御，保卫; 辩护:
the defence of Stalingrad in World War Two 第二次世界大战中的斯大林格勒保卫战
come to sb's defence The famous writer Emile Zola came to Dreyfus's defence. 名作家埃米尔·左拉为德雷福斯辩护。
3 [singular 单数] the people in a court who try to show that someone is not guilty of a crime 〔法庭中的〕辩方，被告方:
Is the defence ready to call their first witness? 辩方是否已作好准备，传唤第一证人？
4 [singular 单数] something that you say to show that you are not guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong 辩词，辩护:
Her defence was that she had not intended to kill him. 她在辩词中说自己并不是蓄意杀害他。
5 [C,U] the players in a game such as football who try to stop the other team from getting points 〔阻止对方进攻得分的〕后卫，防守队员
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