1. 防御;保卫;保护
    Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.

defence的意思

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

2. 国防;军事防御
    Defence is the organization of a country's armies and weapons, and their use to protect the country or its interests.

defence

    e.g. Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
           28%的联邦预算用于国防。
    e.g. ...the French defence minister.
           法国国防部长

3. (国家或地区的)防御力量
    The defences of a country or region are all its armed forces and weapons.

    e.g. ...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

4. 防御物;防卫手段
    A defence is something that people or animals can use or do to protect themselves.

defence在线翻译

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

5. 辩护;辩解
    A defence is something that you say or write which supports ideas or actions that have been criticized or questioned.

defence的翻译

    e.g. Chomsky'sdefence of his approach goes further...
           乔姆斯基对自己方法的辩护不止于此。
    e.g. 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。

6. (法庭上被告的)辩护，答辩
    In a court of law, an accused person's defence is the process of presenting evidence in their favour.

    e.g. He has insisted on conducting his own defence.
           他坚持自己进行辩护。

7. (被告律师的)辩护方法（或理由）;辩护律师
    The defence is the case that is presented by a lawyer in a trial for the person who has been accused of a crime. You can also refer to this person's lawyers as the defence .

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

8. (足球、曲棍球等运动中的)防守（队员）
    In games such as football or hockey, the defence is the group of players in a team who try to stop the opposing players scoring a goal or a point.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. I still prefer to play in defence.
           我还是更喜欢打防守。

9. 替…辩护;为…辩解
    If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.

defence在线翻译

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。