1·Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision.
一旦尘埃落定，贝克就为自己的决定进行了辩护。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery.
例如，到18世纪为止，亚里士多德和大多数思想家都以人性的名义为奴隶制辩护。
3·Indonesia has defended its bloody crackdown on protesters seeking higher compensation for land on Bintan Island, where Singaporeans hold the lion's share of investments, reports said yesterday.
昨天有报道称，印度尼西亚为其镇压抗议者的残暴行为进行辩护，这些抗议者要求提高宾坦岛的土地赔偿金额，而新加坡拥有此岛的最大投资份额。
4·But these have not been defended.
但是他们还没有得到辩护。
5·I would not have written, but justice requires my character to be defended.
我本来可以不写，但正义要求我为自己的品格辩护。