non-defence
adjective UK (also nondefence) uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈfens/ us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈfens/ (US non-defense)
非国防的
not relating to or involving defence, in particular weapons and other systems that protect a country against attack
The promised increase in social security payments has led to painful cuts to non-defence spending.
Orders for non-defence capital goods, which reflect business spending for new equipment, fell by 1.5 percent.
He promised to freeze nondefence spending. 他承诺将冻结非国防开支。
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- The company provides products and systems for a number of defence and non-defence applications, including radar and electronic warfare systems.
- The government is insisting that non-defence spending should be restrained in the hope of cutting the annual budget deficit in half.
- Government spending is likely to shift towards non-defence initiatives, such as medical research.