Tony sprang to the defence of the 21-year-old, saying he was not to blame.是什么意思？

Tony sprang to the defence of the 21-year-old, saying he was not to blame.

托尼马上站出来为那个 21 岁的男孩辩护，说那不是他的错。

Tony

adj. 高贵的，时髦的；

例句
Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a distinct change in her attitude...
由于托尼不在场了，她的态度有了明显的转变。

sprang

v. [口语]花（钱）(for)( spring的过去式 )，使（木材等）裂开，使断裂，使弯曲；

例句
He barged past her and sprang at Gillian, knocking her to the floor.
他从她身边冲过去扑向吉利恩时，将其撞倒在地。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

defence

n. 辩护，防御，防御工事，后卫；

例句
There was a general acceptance that the defence budget would shrink.
人们普遍相信国防预算将会缩减。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

saying

n. 话，说话，谚语，格言；v. 说(say的ing形式)；

例句
Dad sat, not saying anything...
爸爸坐着，一声不吭。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

blame

vt. 指责，责怪，归咎于；n. 责备，责任，过失；

例句
Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.
埃莉诺过后会因丈夫经常不在家而责怪婆婆。