defend
释义
To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
保护，防卫（免受攻击或伤害）
To argue or speak in support of; to act as a lawyer for the accused.
辩护，为……辩解；（为被告）出庭辩护
To try to stop an opponent from scoring (in sport); to hold a title against challengers.
防守（体育）；卫冕（头衔）
词根拆分
词根派生de-（离开）+ fend（击打）= 「把来犯者打离」。这一个意象贯穿所有义项：士兵把敌人打回去，律师把指控顶回去，后卫把进攻挡在球门外。无论什么朝你来，defend 就是把它推回去。
词根 fens 还连着 8 个词常用搭配
- 1.defend against抵御……
- 2.defend yourself自卫
- 3.defend a title卫冕
- 4.defend a position捍卫立场
- 5.defend rights维护权利
例句
- 1.
Soldiers were sent to defend the city against the invaders.
士兵被派去保卫城市，抵御入侵者。
- 2.
She hired a top lawyer to defend her in court.
她请了一位顶尖律师在法庭上为她辩护。
- 3.
It's hard to defend a decision you don't really agree with.
为一个你并不真正认同的决定辩解是很难的。
- 4.
The champion will defend his title next month.
这位冠军下个月将卫冕他的头衔。
易混词辨析
defend 与 protect：都让某物保持安全，但 defend 暗示有一个主动的敌人/攻击需要顶回去（守城、为主张辩护），protect 更宽泛，可以是被动的预防（防晒霜保护皮肤、壳保护手机）。defend 针对的是「攻击者」，protect 针对的是「伤害」。