defenseless
无防备,无防备的,无防卫,无防御能力
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- : resistance against attack; protection: Two more regiments are needed for the defense of the city.
- : something that defends, as a fortification, physical or mental quality, or medication: This fort was once the main defense of the island.
- : the defending of a cause or the like by speech, argument, etc.: He spoke in defense of the nation's foreign policy.
- : a speech, argument, etc., in vindication: She delivered a defense of free enterprise.
- : Law. the denial or pleading of the defendant in answer to the claim or charge that has been made.the proceedings adopted by a defendant or the defendant's legal agents, for defending against the charges that have been made.a defendant and his or her counsel.
- : Psychology. defense mechanism.
- : Sports. the practice or art of defending oneself or one's goal against attack, as in fencing, boxing, soccer, or football.the team attempting to thwart the attack of the team having the ball or puck.the players of a team who line up in their own defensive zone.the positions on the field, ice, etc., taken by such players.
- : Also called Defense Department. Informal. the Department of Defense.
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Through nine games of the 2020 season, the Colts defense has allowed the fewest yards of any defense in the NFL, just the kind of Ravens-esque unit he surely hoped to build.
One thing the National Landing area has going for it is a significant investment in digital infrastructure because of the long-term existence of government and defense offices in the area.
He doesn’t have a defense circle because everyone around him is out for themselves.
Mangroves are also less effective in densely populated areas, and here, says Dasgupta, embankments should be built and maintained scrupulously as a second line of defense.
The club’s 19,000-volume library holds books on military science, foreign policy, defense and espionage.
I understand why you were so moved that you left your secure, comfortable lives to defend the defenseless in a far off land.
This toxic assault accelerates aging and stimulates decline in body chemicals, leaving our immune systems defenseless.
Heinous acts, especially when perpetrated on defenseless minors, elicit equally heinous responses even in sane minds.
Here was one war he could win: a war against defenseless civilians.
Was this deliberate strategy, to attack children who were even more defenseless than the average child?
Here they were, ten days' march from the coast, unarmed, and quite defenseless against a lion.
If I spoke, who would believe me; who would heed the words of a girl whom he would at once declare to be hysterical?