глагол 1) защищать, стоять на страже, ограждать (от чего-либо) Например: to defend against / from somebody / something — защищать от кого-либо / чего-либо to defend with something — защищать при помощи чего-либо, каким-либо образом to defend one's country against an invasion — защищать свою страну от вторжения to defend oneself with any and all means at one's disposal — защищаться любыми подручными средствами The country is defended with a strong navy. — Страна находится под защитой сильного военно-морского флота. The government will have to raise base rates again to defend the pound. — Правительство будет вынуждено вновь поднять базовые процентные ставки, чтобы защитить фунт стерлингов. If you go alone into the forest, you'd better defend yourself with a knife. — Если пойдёшь один в лес, захвати на всякий случай нож. What can we do to defend ourselves against continuously rising prices? — Что мы можем сделать, чтобы защититься от постоянного роста цен? 2) защищаться, обороняться 3) отстаивать (право на что-либо); оказывать поддержку; оправдывать (меры, поступки) Например: to defend one's interests — отстаивать свои интересы I cannot defend his drinking on the job. — Я никак не могу оправдать то, что он пьёт на работе. Синоним(ы): maintain, vindicate 4) [юриспруденция] а) защищаться (на судебном процессе; об ответчике, подсудимом); возражать (против обвинений) б) защищать на суде, выступать защитником 5) [спорт] защищать (ворота); обороняться 6) [спорт] отстаивать титул чемпиона
verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French defendre, from Latin defendere, from de- + -fendere to strike; akin to Old English gūth battle, war, Greek theinein to strike transitive verb 1. a. to drive danger or attack away from Example: defend our shores b. (1) to maintain or support in the face of argument or hostile criticism Example: defend a theory (2) to prove (as a doctoral thesis) valid by answering questions in an oral exam c. to attempt to prevent an opponent from scoring at Example: elects to defend the south goal 2. archaic prevent, forbid 3. to act as attorney for 4. to deny or oppose the right of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or a wrong charged); contest 5. to retain or seek to retain (as a title or position) against a challenge in a contest Example: they successfully defended their championship intransitive verb 1. to take action against attack or challenge 2. to play or be on defense Example: playing deep to defend against a pass 3. to play against the high bidder in a card game • defendable adjective Synonyms: defend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack Example: defend the country. protect implies the use of something (as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure Example: a hard hat to protect your head. shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack Example: shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand. guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger Example: White House entrances are well guarded. safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger Example: our civil liberties must be safeguarded. Synonym: see in addition maintain.