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  4. defenceless

defenceless

/dɪˈfensləs/
无防备的

The small animal was defenceless against the predator.

这只小动物无法抵抗捕食者的攻击。


一般

形容没有防护或保护能力,容易受到伤害或攻击。

Children are often defenceless in the face of bullying.

孩子们在面对欺凌时往往无法自卫。

The country felt defenceless without its military.

没有军队的国家感到无法自卫。

通常用于描述人或动物在面对危险时的脆弱状态。

搭配

defenceless against无法抵抗defenceless victim无助的受害者

同义词

helplessvulnerableunprotected

反义词

protecteddefendedguarded

专业提示

用法提示

该词通常用于描述生物或人在面对危险时的无助状态,强调其缺乏防御能力。

词源

源自中古英语 'defenseless',由 'defense'(防御)加上后缀 '-less'(无)构成。

用法说明

多用于描述生物或人在面对危险时的无助状态,强调其缺乏防御能力。

单词拆解

defence
防御
root
+
-less
无
suffix
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