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Defensive Intended Protect 例:The Adj Graded Feel Unsure Threatened

单词 defensively
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例句

ADJ
防御(性)的;防卫(用)的;保护的
You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something.
例:The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids...政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
例:The union leaders were pushed into a more defensive position by the return of a Republican Congress in November.由于 11 月份共和党重新控制了国会,工会领导人被推到更加被动防守的位置。

ADJ-GRADED
(表现在行为上)防御的,戒备的,卫护的
Someone who is defensive is behaving in a way that shows they feel unsure or threatened.
例: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。
例:She heard the blustering, defensive note in his voice and knew that he was ashamed.她听出他话音里的气势汹汹和自我卫护,知道他感到了羞愧。

PHRASE
处于防御姿态;处于守势
If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
例: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。
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
(体育运动中的打法)防守(型)的
In sports, defensive play is play that is intended to prevent your opponent from scoring goals or points against you.
例:I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake.我总是采取防守型的打法,等待对手出错。
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