考研英语高频词汇
defense [dɪ'fens]
n.防卫，保护
<历年真题考查频次：4次>
真题复现1：Several massive leakages of customer and employee data this year—from organizations as diverse as Time Warner, the American defense contractor Science Applications International Corp and even the University of California, Berkeley—have left managers hurriedly peering into their intricate IT systems and business processes in search of potential vulnerabilities.（2007年英语一第四篇阅读理解P2）
真题翻译：今年有大量的客户和员工数据泄露，如时代华纳、美国国防承包商科学应用国际公司甚至加利福尼亚大学，伯克利让管理者们匆忙地窥探他们复杂的IT系统和业务流程，寻找潜在的漏洞。
真题复现2：The only major objection came from Justice Antonin Scalia, who offered an even more robust defense of state privileges going back to the Alien and Sedition Acts.（2013年英语一第三篇阅读理解P5）
真题翻译：唯一的主要反对意见来自法官安东宁·斯卡利亚，他为《外国人和煽动叛乱法》的国家特权提供了更有力的辩护。
真题复现3：Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds.（2013年英语二第三篇阅读理解P2）
真题翻译：仓促决策可能是重要的防御机制；如果我们判断某人是否危险，我们的大脑和身体就会在几毫秒内做出快速反应。
