defense /di'fens/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
• (n.) protection from harm
• (n.) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

Chinese translation

• n. 防卫, 防卫物
• [医] 防御

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/di'fens/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.93 · Common

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