“defend”意思是“防御;保卫;辩护;辩解”,可作及物动词或不及物动词使用,常见搭配有“defend sb/sth (from/against sth)”“defend oneself”“defend one's actions/position”等,在句中可充当谓语,根据不同语境有不同的具体用法。
防御;保卫:指采取行动保护某人、某物或某个地方免受攻击、伤害或危险。例如,The soldiers are defending their country.(士兵们正在保卫他们的国家。)这里“defending”体现了士兵为保护国家免受外来威胁而采取的行动。
辩护;辩解:在法律或辩论语境中,指为某人或某事进行辩护,证明其正确性或合理性。例如,The lawyer defended his client in court.(律师在法庭上为他的当事人辩护。)
作及物动词
defend sb/sth (from/against sth):表示“保护某人/某物免受……”。例如,We must defend our planet from pollution.(我们必须保护我们的地球免受污染。)“from pollution”说明了保护地球免受的具体威胁。
defend one's actions/position:意为“为自己的行为/立场辩护”。例如,He had to defend his actions in front of the committee.(他不得不在委员会面前为自己的行为辩护。)
defend a title:在体育竞赛中,指“卫冕冠军头衔”。例如,The tennis player will defend his title next month.(这位网球运动员下个月将卫冕他的冠军头衔。)
作不及物动词
defend (against):单独使用或后接“against”,表示“防御;抵御”。例如,The army is ready to defend against any attack.(军队已做好防御任何攻击的准备。)“against any attack”明确了防御的对象。
关于防御、保卫的例句
The castle was built to defend the kingdom.(建造这座城堡是为了保卫王国。)
The trees can defend the soil from being washed away.(这些树可以防止土壤被冲走。)
关于辩护、辩解的例句
She defended her decision passionately.(她热情地为她的决定辩护。)
The accused defended himself against the charges.(被告为自己辩解,否认这些指控。)