II. Detailed Study 1. defense(美) defence(英) n.①保卫,防卫,维护 e.g: He spoke In defense of the governments record 他发言维护政府的政绩。 ②防御的手段,防御物 e.g: Good strong locks are the best defense against burglars 坚固的锁是防盜贼的最好防御物 ③辩护,辩词,答辩 e.g: She said, in her defense, that she had not seen the No parking sign 她为自己辩护说,她没有看见“不准停车”的标志 常用短语】 in defense of sth.orsb.为某事或某人辩护 defend against/ from sb./sib.防御某人或某物III. Detailed Study : 1．defense（美 ）defence (英) n. ①保卫，防卫，维护 e.g: He spoke In defense of the governments record． 他发言维护政府的政绩。 ②防御的手段，防御物 e.g: Good strong locks are the best defense against burglars． 坚固的锁是防盗贼的最好防御物。 ③辩护，辩词，答辩 e.g: She said，in her defense，that she had not seen the“No parking”sign． 她为自己辩护说，她没有看见“不准停车”的标志。 【常用短语】in defense of sth．or sb．为某事或某人辩护； defend against／from sb. ／sib．防御某人或某物