1protect against attack防衞ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤adequately, effectively, properly, successfully充分地/有效地/適當地/成功地防衞◇Computer users need to ensure their systems are properly defended.電腦使用者需要確保他們的系統做了適當的防護。◇She successfully defended herself against an attack from someone larger and stronger.她成功地抵禦了比她強壯的人的攻擊。➤heavily嚴密設防◇The city was heavily defended against attack.這座城市嚴密設防以抵禦攻擊。➤lightly略加防衞◇They attacked the left flank, which was only lightly defended.他們攻擊了防禦薄弱的左翼。PREPOSITION➤against防禦⋯defend
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2support支持ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤actively, aggressively, fiercely, passionately, robustly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously積極地辯護;激烈地辯護;有力地辯護◇The company has vigorously defended its decision to reduce the workforce.公司竭力為其裁員的決定辯護。➤staunchly, steadfastly, stoutly, valiantly頑強地辯護;堅定地辯護;勇敢地辯護➤adequately, effectively, successfully充分/有效/成功地辯護▸➤publicly公開辯護PREPOSITION➤against針對⋯辯護◇She defended her department against accusations of incompetence.她駁斥了認為她所在部門失職的指責。defend
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3in sports/competitions體育;競賽ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤successfully成功衞冕PREPOSITION➤against以⋯為競爭對手衞冕◇The champion successfully defended his title against the challenger.這位冠軍打敗了挑戰者,成功衞冕。