| 词组 | defend |
| 释义 | defend /dɪˈfend/ verb to try to protect someone or something from being attacked or criticizedadverbs bravely/valiantly defend These men died bravely defending their country. fiercely/vigorously defend (=with a lot of energy and determination) She gave a lecture in which she vigorously defended her theory.resolutely defend (=in a very determined way) Our party has always resolutely defended the freedom of the press.strenuously defend (=very strongly) His lawyer said that his client intended to strenuously defend himself against the charges.successfully defend They successfully defended the city against the attack.publicly defend Few people would be willing to publicly defend his comments.be heavily defended (=be protected by a lot of soldiers, weapons etc) The port is heavily defended by anti-aircraft guns and tanks.prepositionsdefend sth/sb/yourself from attack/criticism I was constantly having to defend myself from criticism.defend sth/sb/yourself against sb/sth They were trying to defend their territory against the Romans.phrasesbe determined to defend sb/sth We are determined to defend our hard-won rights and freedoms.THESAURUS: defend stand up for sb/sth to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, or strongly defend your ideas or your rights: My grandfather would always stand up for what was right. | I don’t want him fighting, but I do want him to stand up for himself. stick up for sb informal to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend them: Thanks for sticking up for me in the meeting. | Iˈm sure heˈs perfectly able to stick up for himself. come to sb’s defence BrE also come to sb’s defense AmE to say something to defend someone who is being criticized: Aitken’s colleagues quickly came to his defence. |
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