保护/防护......使其免受......
defend oneself 自我防卫/辩解
(2)defence=defense n. 防御;保卫
in defense of 保卫......
①We need to defend our country against military aggression.
我们要保护我们的国家,防御军事侵略。
②Everyone should learn how to defend himself_(he) by the lawful means.
每个人都应该学会如何利用合法的手段保护自己。
③He gave his life in__defence_of his country.
他为保卫祖国而献出了生命。
[辨析比较] defend, protect, guard
defend 指防御或击退外来威胁或进攻 protect 指采取保护措施,使之不受伤害或损伤,常用于防御风雨、疾病或保护权益等 guard 指小心谨慎地对可能的危险进行防御,以维护安全,含警戒之意
选用上述单词填空
④You need to put on more clothes to protect you against the cold.
⑤We must take measures to guard the forest against fires.
⑥We should defend our country against its enemies.
2.(教材 P2)Which record do they both hold?
他们两人都保持哪一项纪录?
hold v.保持;拿着;控制;容纳;举行n.握住;控制;把握;保持
写出下列句中hold的含义
①He holds the world record for the 100metre dash.保持
②She was holding an umbrella.拿着
③I don't think the car will hold all of you.容纳
④They hold a meeting every morning.举行
hold back 退缩;踌躇;阻止;抑制
hold off 推迟,拖延
hold on 等一下;坚持住
hold on to 抓住;保留