英语词汇“defend”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	defend
例句	defenddefend /dɪˈfend/ verb ► defend to say or do something to show you support a person or idea that is being criticized: She defended her daughter's decision to leave college and travel for a year. The local people said they were fighting to defend their freedom. ► stand up for (informal) stand up for means the same as defend, but sounds more informal and is used especially about ideas: We will stand up for our civil rights, and protest if the government tries to stop us. ► stick up for (informal) to defend a person who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend him or her: My big sister stuck up for me when all the other kids were teasing me. ► come to someone's defense (formal) come to someone's defense means the same as stick up for but sounds more formal: She thought Tom would come to her defense, but he just watched while they all blamed her. ANTONYMS ➔ see criticize ➔ see protect
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