防守

Three players on our team played for the defence.

He plays defensive positions brilliantly.

We didn't play very good defence in the first half.

The best defence is to attack.

The team defends badly.

air-tight/impenetrable defence

strong defence

man-for-man defence; close-marking defence

zone defence

defender; the defence

defence-oriented style; defensive play

slack defending

have a good/weak defence

crack/split the defence

strengthen the defence

play in/on defence

defend/hold one's position/ground (in battle)

defend the goal (against attack); cover the goalmouth

guard an arsenal

keep guard on the frontier