- 词义辨析
defend, assert, justify, maintain, vindicate
这组词都有“坚持”的意思。它们的区别在于:maintain指坚持维护某种主张或某一事物,暗示在反对意见面前或在争论当中怀有坚定不移的信念; assert强调把自己的信念强加于人或者企图硬要别人信服或认可; defend专指捍卫某种行动、意见、决定等以免受到非难、惩罚或责备; vindicate特指在受到非难、责备、轻视等时为自己辩明或剖白; justify指用无可辨别的理由“证明…有道理或有根据”。
defend, guard, protect, safeguard, shield
这组词共同的意思是“保护”。它们的区别是:
1.defend指对迫在眉睫的危险或侵袭而采取武力或其他手段防御,也可指为某人辩护或捍卫原则的纯洁性; guard指小心翼翼地保持警惕,防止实际存在的或可能发生的危险,以确保人身安全; safeguard指采用保护措施防御潜在的危险; protect指借用某种东西作为防御、保护的工具,使人或物免受伤害; shield指将防护物置放在保护者和伤害物之间,有遮挡的意思。例如:
The soldiers defended the castle.士兵们守卫城堡。
The player was guarded closely by her opponent.那名运动员被她的对手紧紧地看住。
This special cream will protect your skin from the burning sun.这种独特的乳霜可以保护皮肤免受烈日的伤害。
This agreement will safeguard the newspapers from government interference.这项协定将保护报界免遭政府干预。
The police were equipped with riot shields.警察配备了防护盾牌。
2.protect和shield两者相比较, shield在避开危险的成功率上没有protect高。
3.这组词中语气最强烈的是safeguard。
defend,protect,safeguard,guard,shield,shelter,harbour
这些动词均有“保护、保卫”之意。
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。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法1
谐音:提防的,防护网起提防的作用。
谐音记忆法2
抵(de)御触犯的(fend)人,引申为防守、保卫。
词源词根法
de-,向下,离开。-fend,击,打,词源同bane,offend.即击挡开,防御。来源于拉丁语defendere(避开,挡住),是由前缀de-(离开)和-fendere组成=de-离开+-fend-打击→躲避打击
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
重要短语
defend oneself 自卫;申辩;自行辩护
defend against 防卫,保卫;抵抗
defend with 用…防卫
- 双语例句 更多例句
As he had a weak case and could not defend himself , he had to resort to sophistry.
他理屈词穷,只好求助于诡辩.
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They are ready to defend themselves against Uncle Sam's imperialist policies.
他们已做好抗击美国帝国主义政策的准备。
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Every man who could fight was now committed to defending the ridge.
每个能够参加战斗的男子现在都决心要保卫这条山脊。
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The government's first duty is to defend the currency by stamping on inflation.
政府的首要职责就是通过抑制通货膨胀来保持货币稳定。
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紧张关系已达白热化程度,武装部队说士兵有可能不得不使用武器保护自己不受当地民众的伤害。
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Because you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.
因为你能披坚执锐,保卫祖国, 我们都为你感到自豪.
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He used a sword to try to defend his shop from a rampaging mob.
他拿了一把剑试图保护自己的店不受闹事暴徒的打砸。
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The dyke was built to defend the road from being washed away by the sea.
建筑这座堤坝是为了保护公路不被海水冲垮.
《简明英汉词典》
The Turkish president has gone on television to defend stringent new security measures.
土耳其总统上电视为严格的新安全措施进行辩护。
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Those people who took up weapons to defend themselves are political prisoners.
那些拿起武器自卫的人是些政治犯。
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Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of color.
黑人群体大声疾呼,要求维护有色人种的权利。
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The country should have the right to defend itself with all legal means at its command.
国家有权运用一切合法手段保卫自身安全。
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Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。
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How the country will defend itself in the future has become increasingly important.
国家将来如何能自卫已经变得越来越重要了。
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- 相关词组
- defend successfully成功地保卫
- defend to death死守;
- attack in order to defend以攻为守;
- try to defend oneself辩白;
- defend to the last坐守;死守;
- resist and defend抗御;
- defend with用…来保卫;
- defend oneself[法] 答辩,自行辩护;申辩;自卫;护己;
- defend oneself by sophistry强辩;
- defend from保护…使不受危险;
- impossible to defend effectively防不胜防;
- defend the title[体]卫冕;
- defend against保护…不受…,防御;
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- men n.人( man的名词复数 );人类;男人;男子汉;
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- fortunate adj.幸运的;
- you are so beautiful 你是如此美丽;你如此美丽;美丽佳人
- suspicious adj.可疑的;猜疑的,怀疑的;多疑的,不信任的;多心;
- worn adj.用旧(坏)的;筋疲力尽的;
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