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defensive

英[dɪ'fensɪv] 美[dɪ'fensɪv]
  • adj. 防卫的;防御的;辩护的
  • n. 防卫姿势;防卫物
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

Adjective:
  1. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack;

    "defensive weapons"
    "a defensive stance"

  2. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

双语例句

1. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。

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2. Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.
就像子女一样,父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。

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3. He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.
他笑了笑,不想让那个人产生抵触情绪。

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4. Accusations are likely to put the other person on the defensive.
谴责很可能会引发对方自我防卫的反应。

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5. The government said the moves were purely defensive.
政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. They teamed together into a defensive alliance.
      他们联合起来组成一个防卫同盟。
    2. Our troops took up defensive positions on high ground overlooking the river.
      我部队在临河高地上占据了防御阵地。
    3. When asked to explain her behavior, she gave a very defensive answer.
      当问她为什么要这样做时,她极力为自己辩护。
    4. She's very defensive about her part in the affair.
      她极力掩盖她在此事中充当的角色。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They put entirely on the defensive.
      他们被迫完全处于守势。

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