The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease.
人体对疾病具有先天性防御机制。
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Humour is a more effective defence than violence.
幽默是比暴力更有效的防御武器。
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(British English)the Ministry of Defence
国防部
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(North Amercian English)the Department of Defense
国防部
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Further cuts in defence spending are being considered.
目前正在考虑进一步削减国防开支。
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a defence of Marxism
为马克思主义辩解
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Her defence was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime.
她的辩词是案发时她根本就不在现场。
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He wanted to conduct his own defence.
他想自己为自己辩护。
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The harbour's sea defences are in poor condition.
港口的海防工事状况很差。
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The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks.
城墙是为防御敌人袭击而修建的。
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I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand.
我得为她说句话，她事先并不知道此事。
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What points can be raised in defence of this argument?
有什么论点能提出来为这个说法辩护呢？
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soldiers who died in defence of their country
为保卫祖国而献身的战士
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When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence .
她的兄弟受到批评时，她马上跳出来卫护。
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Their defence, so strong last season, has now conceded 12 goals in six games...
他们的防守上个赛季牢不可破，但在本赛季的 6 场比赛里已经丢了 12 个球。
I still prefer to play in defence.
我还是更喜欢打防守。
He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defense...
他意识到没有一个同学会挺身为他辩护。
Tony sprang to the defence of the 21-year-old, saying he was not to blame.
托尼马上站出来为那个 21 岁的男孩辩护，说那不是他的错。
Chomsky'sdefence of his approach goes further...
乔姆斯基对自己方法的辩护不止于此。
The Party Congress has closed with a spirited defence of the government's economic programme from the Deputy Prime Minister...
党代表大会以副总理对政府经济计划热烈的辩护拉上了帷幕。
He has insisted on conducting his own defence.
他坚持自己进行辩护。
The defence was that the records of the interviews were fabricated by the police...
辩护论点为问讯记录是警方捏造的。
The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
辩护律师申辩称被告精神错乱，但最后被告还是被认定有罪并判刑。
The land was flat, giving no scope for defence...
这一地区非常平坦，根本没法进行防御。
By wielding a knife in defence you run the risk of having it used against you.
若是挥刀自卫，有可能会被夺去而反受其害。
Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
28%的联邦预算用于国防。
...the French defence minister.
法国国防部长
...the need to maintain Britain's defences at a sufficiently high level.
维持英国的防御力量在足够高水平之上的需要
The immune system is our main defence against disease...
人体的免疫系统是抵御疾病的主要屏障。
The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。
When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms, says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文In the decades to 2050, America will find itself playing an ever-increasing role in the developed world's defence effort.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文"When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms," says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World wide Fund for Nature.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BThe core of her successful defence was that she knew nothing.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文"his teams are always good on defense"
"the defense called for a mistrial"
"he joined the defense against invasion"
"his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
"in defense he said the other man started it"
"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
"the artillery battered down the defenses"
"he gave evidence for the defense"
"they died in the defense of Stalingrad"
"they were developed for the defense program"
"sanitation is the best defense against disease"
