词汇defend考点聚焦考题研读知识点呈现
【原句呈现】They never even gave me a chance to defend myself.
(查一查字典defend的意义以及guard和protect的意义)
【考点聚焦】
①I can’t afford a lawyer so I shall defend myself in court.
我没有钱请律师，所以我要在法庭上为自己辩护。
②How can we defend our homeland if we don’t have an army?
如果我们没有军队，我们怎样保卫我们的家园？
③Don’t keep silent. You are supposed to defend your right.
你不要保持沉默。你应该捍卫自己的权利。
④The forest will act as a barrier to defend against sandstorms.
这片森林将充当抵御沙尘暴的屏障。
⑤He picked up a stick to defend himself from/against the three men’s attack.他拿起一根棒以保护自己免遭那三个人的攻击。
⑥He gave his life in defence of his country.
他为保卫祖国而献出了生命。
⑦The company has arranged for a famous lawyer in defence of him as the case is tough.
公司已经安排了一个著名的律师为他辩护，因为这是桩艰难的案子。
defend作动词表示“辩解，辩白，辩护；防守，防护”。其名词形式为：defence防御，辩护
保护……免遭……伤害defend … from /against … 抵御……defend against…
保卫，捍卫，为……而辩护in defence of
defend“保卫、防御、捍卫”：指用武力或其它措施使人或物不受损害，捍卫主权、人格、尊严；也可指在体育比赛中的防守
It is every citizen’s duty to defend our country.保卫祖国是每个公民的责任。
They defended very well in the game.在那场比赛中他们防守得很好。
guard指“注意观察、戒备，以免受可能受到的攻击或伤害”
She bought a dog to guard her happy farm.
她买了一只狗来保护她的快乐的农场。
protect指“保护……以免遭受危险或伤害等”，强调“保护”的作用
Sunglasses are sometimes worn to protect the eyes from strong sunlight.
有时候戴太阳镜是为了保护我们的眼睛免受强烈的阳光的照射。
【考题研读】单项选择题
①They made every effort to _______ their argument.
A. protect B. judge C. defend D. hold
【答案与解析】C。defend辩护。句意：他们努力为他们的论点进行辩护。
②—Once a neighbor charge me _______ playing my radio too loudly .
—Oh, you had the right to defend yourself _______ the charge.
A. with; against B. for; of C. against; for D. for; against
【答案与解析】A。charge sb. with sth控告/指责某人某事；defend sb. against sth保护某人不受……。句意：“曾经有一个邻居指责我收音机开的声音太大。”“哦，你有权为你自己辩护而不受这样的指责。”
③Mrs. Green stood up _______ the 16-year-old boy, saying that he shouldn’t have been punished.
A. in honour of B. in terms of C. in the form of D. in defence of
【答案与解析】D。in honour of用来纪念……；in terms of就……而言，谈到……；in the form of以……的形式；in defence of保卫，捍卫，为……而辩护。句意：格林夫人站起来为那个16岁的男孩辩护说他本来就不应该受到惩罚。
④He was wearing a lot of clothes to _______ himself from the cold.
A. protect B. prevent C. keep D. stop
【答案与解析】A。protect sb from…保护某人免受……伤害；prevent/keep/stop sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事。句意：他穿了很多衣服以保护自己不被冻伤。故A正确。
⑤Many people with lofty ideals gave their lives in _______ of freedom.
A. protection B. guard C. defence D. favor
【答案与解析】C。in defence of为保卫，为捍卫，为……而辩护。句意：许多许多仁人志士为了捍卫自由而献出了他们的生命。
