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defensive

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英 [dɪˈfensɪv]
美 [dɪˈfɛnsɪv]
是什么意思
  • adj.

    防御用的,防守的;辩护的;自卫的;

  • n.

    守势;辩护;

  • 英英释义

    defensive[ di'fensiv ]

    • n.an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

      同义词:defensive attitude

    • adj.
      • intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

        "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"

      • attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

        同义词:justificativejustificatory

      • serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting

        "defensive fortifications"; "defensive dikes to protect against floods"

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    词组短语

    on the defensive处于防御状态

    defensive line[橄榄球]防线

    defensive end防守端锋;防守边锋

    defensive strategy防卫策略;防守战略

    defensive medicine防御式医疗

    双语例句

    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。

    权威例句

    Defensive function of herbivore-induced plant volatile emissions in nature.
    Defensive Marketing Strategy by Customer Complaint Management: A Theoretical Analysis
    Mouse defensive behaviors: pharmacological and behavioral assays for anxiety and panic
    Herbivory and Defensive Characteristics of Tree Species in a Lowland Tropical Forest
    Neural organization of the defensive behavior system responsible for fear
    Fungal Endophytes of Grasses: A Defensive Mutualism between Plants and Fungi
    Emotion and motivation I: defensive and appetitive reactions in picture processing.
    Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. A Polyvagal Theory
    A two-dimensional neuropsychology of defense: fear/anxiety and defensive distance.
    The systemin signaling pathway: differential activation of plant defensive genes.