学个词Learn a Word 第1402期 in the interest of

　　今天我们要学的词是in the interest of. In the interest of 意思是为了某人的利益。最近传出NBA王牌球星Kobe Bryant 准备离婚。即将分手的Bryant夫妇发表声明说："We ask that in the interest of our young children, the public respect our privacy during this most difficult time," 我们希望公众考虑到我们年幼的孩子，在这段困难的时间里尊重我们的隐私。以色列和土耳其两国关系因为加沙船只问题陷入低谷。 "U.S. Defense¹ Secretary Leon Panetta called on Turkey to rebuild ties with Israel in the interest of security,"  美国国防部长帕内塔呼吁土耳其出于安全考量重建与以色列的关系。好的，今天我们学习的词是in the interest of...

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n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。