n. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
n. protection from harm
n. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
词态变化
复数形式:defenses
常见例句
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n a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
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a fortification for defense. n
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(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question v
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n (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question n a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. v exonerate by means of an alibi
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in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims n
