1、defend

防御;保卫;保护

Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge.

每个能够参加战斗的男子现在都决心要保卫这条山脊。

His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church.

他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。

替…辩护;为…辩解;维护

Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong.

克拉伦斯的决定，不管对错，马特都予以维护。

The author defends herself against charges of racism by noting that blacks are only one of her targets.

面对种族主义指控，作者替自己辩护说黑人只是她的抨击目标之一。

(律师)为(被告)辩护

a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime.

在军人政权时期为政治犯辩护的律师

He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations.

他已聘请了一位律师针对这些指控为自己辩护。

2、invention

发明物;创造的事物

It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention.

推广他的新发明一直是件棘手的事情。

The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.

纺车是中国人的发明。

捏造;虚构

In these and several other respects, there are many inventions and exaggerations.

在这些方面和其他几个方面都存在许多捏造与夸张之处。

The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.

这个故事当然特别受欢迎,但它无疑纯属虚构。