defences

Towards the end of the 2nd century the Romans started constructing walls around the city to help with its defences.

在接近年底的2世纪罗马人开始建设环城，以帮助其防御墙。

For the rest, like an autoimmune disease, the curse undermines the ability of a country to build defences against it.

至于其它国家，这种诅咒会像自体免疫性疾病一样，破坏它们建立防范机制的能力。

The defences of the buyer arising out of the sale contract do not concern the bank and in no way affect its liability.

买方对买卖合同的抗辩与银行无关，并不能影响银行在信用证项下的责任。

But it was a revelation for me to have someone take the time to look under the layers and defences.

但让人花时间来探究表层和防护下面的东西，对我来说是一个新启示。

The court ruled unanimously that this would deprive Walmart of defences in individual cases that it was entitled to.

法院一致认为，这样的裁决会使沃尔玛在个案官司中丧失本应拥有的辩护权利。

A few days later her defences were back in place, and she dedicated herself to being as useful as she could to her old friend.

几天之后，她的心理防线重新恢复，她又忠心耿耿、尽职尽责地帮助起这位老朋友来。

In the eyes of most south Louisianans, the federal government has been a bit stingy when it comes to reinforcing flood defences.

在加强洪水的防范措施时，多数南路易斯安那州的居民认为政府做的还远远不够，可以说有点吝啬。

The scientists do not fully understand how supplements may trigger early death, but they may interfere with the body's natural defences.

科学家尚不完全清楚维生素制剂导致过早死亡的原因，但这些制剂会妨碍人体的自然抵抗力。

At dawn the Totenkopf Division launched multiple attacks from its small bridgeheads to overwhelm all the British defences in its sector.

拂晓时分，“骷髅”师从桥头堡四面出击，压制了战区内的英国守军。

I imagine that the impact would depend upon how quickly the oceans rise, and how much money was available for building new defences.

我想海水的冲击将取决于海平面上升有多快，以及有多少资金能够用于建筑新的堤坝。

It takes just two or three big waves to signal doom: once water flows behind the defences, even the thickest ramparts are swift to collapse.

一两个大浪就可以宣告末日将至：海水一旦流过城墙，再厚的城墙也难逃一塌。

This process can take a week or more, but once we have defences against a virus, we can respond to it much more quickly next time.

此过程可能需要一周或更长时间，而一旦我们建立起了对该病毒的防御系统，下次感染时我们可以更迅速地作出响应。

Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile.

未经驯化的人性是不坦率、不天真的，而是出自本能的狡猾，充满了怪僻与防范。

The defences around the plant's nuclear reactors were wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami in March.

该核电厂的核反应堆周围的护栏在三月份的地震和海啸中被摧毁。

Missile defences will be discussed by the American and Russian presidents when they meet in London at the G20 summit early next month.

有关导弹防御问题，美国总统和俄罗斯总统，将会下月初在伦敦举行的20国峰时会见时讨论。

One report suggests he was in charge of several road checkpoints around the capital, which were a key part of security defences.

一份报道表明，他负责首都周围几个道路检查点的安全，这是安全防御的关键部分。

Diplomatic gossip has it that the president could also cancel plans for state-of-the-art missile defences in Europe.

外交界有传言称，奥巴马可能还会撤销在欧洲部署顶尖导弹防御体系的计划。

Such a policy, he reminded Congress in testimony on Wednesday, would start with an attack on Libya's air defences.

他上周三在国会作证时提醒人们，要想设置禁飞区，首先必须打击利比亚的防空系统。

There were no flood defences, and the water used to wash up to the buildings, sometimes up to waist height.

那时没有防汛墙，江水过去常常冲击建筑，有时水有齐腰深。

This data is likely to be mentioned at every opportunity by company bosses as they now try to restore their defences.

公司老板们如今尝试恢复抵御措施时，这个数据经常被引用。