1·Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
此后不久，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·But with a military budget almost as big as the rest of the world's combined, even quite small changes in American defence spending have big consequences for the industry.
但是，美国的军事预算几乎相当于全世界其他国家的总和，因此，预算支出的一小点变化也会给这个产业带来重大影响。
3·On 8 September, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold a preview entitled "Middle East: a vast market for UK defence and security companies".
在9月8日，伦敦工商部立法部(London Chamber of Commerce and Industry)将主持一个叫做“中东：一个联合王国防御和安全公司的大市场”的展望会议。
4·The same biography emphasises his involvement with military and defence-industry committees during his rise through the ranks.
同一份简历中突出他曾在军事和国防委员会任职。
5·The Japanese whaling town of Ayukawa has survived the wrath of environmental groups for decades, but had no defence against a giant tsunami that wiped out the industry here, possibly for ever.
日本捕鲸重镇鲇川浜挺过数十年来保育团体的怒火，但对彻底摧毁、而且可能永远毁灭该产业的巨大海啸则毫无招架之力。