leap to somebody's defenceBritish EnglishBrE, leap to somebody’s defense American English to quickly defend someone 马上保护某人 When her younger brother was being bullied she leapt to his defence. 弟弟遭人欺负,她挺身而出保护他。
leap to somebody’s defence• But the girlfriend of deputy manager John Onanuga leapt to his defence.• The stats cant leap to his defence either.• Did Geoffrey leap to the defence of every person with disabilities whom he encountered?
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