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后卫

hòu wèi · hou wei

Traditional 後衛

Meaning

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  1. rear guard
  2. backfield
  3. fullback
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The little defender

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)后卫(hòuwèi)跑(pǎo)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)！

    Look, that defender runs so fast!

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)弟弟(dìdi)，踢(tī)后卫(hòuwèi)三年(sānnián)了(le)。

    He is my little brother. He has played defender for three years.

  3. Liangliang

    后卫(hòuwèi)很(hěn)辛苦(xīnkǔ)吧(ba)？

    Defender is hard work, right?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，后卫(hòuwèi)跑(pǎo)得(de)最多(zuìduō)，可是(kěshì)进球(jìnqiú)的(de)总是(zǒngshì)别人(biéren)。

    Yes. Defenders run the most, but someone else always scores.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)给(gěi)后卫(hòuwèi)大声(dàshēng)加油(jiāyóu)！

    Then let us cheer loudly for the defender today!

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01

因(yīn)为(wèi)有(yǒu)强(qiáng)大(dà)的(de)后(hòu)卫(wèi)，英(yīng)格(gé)兰(lán)队(duì)在(zài)世(shì)界(jiè)杯(bēi)比(bǐ)赛(sài)中(zhōng)总(zǒng)是(shì)表(biǎo)现(xiàn)良(liáng)好(hǎo)。

England always does well in the World Cup matches because of their strong defenders.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

教(jiào)练(liàn)决(jué)定(dìng)让(ràng)那(nà)名(míng)后(hòu)卫(wèi)改(gǎi)踢(tī)中(zhōng)场(chǎng)，以(yǐ)加(jiā)强(qiáng)进(jìn)攻(gōng)。

The coach decided to have that defender switch to midfield to strengthen the attack.

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