spirited defence

力图保护自己的利益。
常用释义
积极的防守:在体育比赛或法律案件中,指一方采取积极的防守策略,力图保护自己的利益。

例句

Why has there not been a spirited defence of shareholder value or railings against the failures of boards?

为何没有英勇捍卫股东价值或指责董事会失职的行为呢?

This spirited defence of judicial independence and checks and balances was met by immediate, if emotional, acquiescence from the president.

这个结果鼓舞了捍卫司法的独立性,以及总统在情感上承认三权制衡的原则。

Ms Woodcock's spirited defence follows intense criticism of the FDA in recent months.

Woodcock女士针对最近几个月关于对FDA的强烈批评做了辩护。