记忆方法
双解例句
小知识
Defend has different shades of meaning, but it always has the sense of protecting something — your ideas, for instance, or your title as world heavyweight champion.
If you order the blood sausage and lamb when you're out to eat with your vegan friends, you may have to defend your eating habits, meaning speak up in support of your choices. Defend can also be something more concrete, like when you defend your property or your country. The lawyer who represents someone accused of a crime is there to defend the accused person — who is called the defendant — and to argue his case in court.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
defend：普通用词，指用武力或其它措施使人或物不受损害，消除危险。用作比喻时，指坚持某种行动、决定或意见。
protect：普通用词，指用某种手段作为防御工具以防危险或伤害。
safeguard：语气强，指采取积极措施预防可能发生的一切攻击或危险。
guard：普通用词，指保持警惕以防可能的攻击或伤害。
shield：语气比protect强，但侧重防止迫在眉睫的攻击或伤害。
shelter：通常指寻找安全地方躲避风雨或使人免遭危害。
harbour：贬义词，指隐匿或非法保护、窝藏。
defend against 防卫，保卫；抵抗
defend with 用…防卫
词根词缀
词根: fend
=to strike,表示”打击”
v.
defend 防守,保卫;为……辩护,为……答辩de去,离+fend打击→把[敌人]打跑→保卫,防护
fend 努力;力争;供养;照料;保护fend打击→保护→照料
offend 犯罪,冒犯,违反,得罪,使……不愉快of一再+fend打击→一再打击别人→得罪
同义词辨析
这些动词均有”保护，保卫”之意。
同义词
同根词
词根：defend
adj.defendant辩护的；为自己辩护的
defensive自卫的；防御用的
defending卫冕的；防御中的；防守型的
defensible可防御的；可辩护的；可拥护的
defenseless无防备的
defenceless（英）无防御的；无保护的
defendable可防御的
adv.defensively防御地；守势地
n.defense防卫，防护；防御措施；防守；vt. 谋划抵御
defence防御；防卫；答辩；防卫设备
defensive防御；守势
defender防卫者，守卫者；辩护者；拥护者；卫冕者
defensiveness防御；防御性
v.defending防护；防卫（defend的ing形式）