
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): defence, defense, defendant, defender, defend, defenceless, defenseless, indefensible, defensive, defensively
Xem thêm: defenseless, defenseless, defenseless, defenselessly, defencelessly
defenceless adj.
VERBS be, feel, lie The city lay defenceless before the most powerful fighting force on the continent. | leave sb They were left virtually defenceless against enemy attack.
ADV. entirely, quite, totally, utterly She felt utterly defenceless. | almost, virtually
PREP. against They were completely defenceless against enemy attack.
PHRASES poor defenceless stealing money from a poor defenceless old lady
adj.
a defenseless child
adv.
the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly