defensive
听听怎么读
英 [dɪˈfensɪv]
美 [dɪˈfɛnsɪv]
是什么意思
防御用的,防守的;辩护的;自卫的;
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"
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
学习怎么用
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.)
- They teamed together into a defensive alliance.
他们联合起来组成一个防卫同盟。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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.)
- 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 AnalysisMouse defensive behaviors: pharmacological and behavioral assays for anxiety and panicHerbivory and Defensive Characteristics of Tree Species in a Lowland Tropical ForestNeural organization of the defensive behavior system responsible for fearFungal Endophytes of Grasses: A Defensive Mutualism between Plants and FungiEmotion and motivation I: defensive and appetitive reactions in picture processing.Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. A Polyvagal TheoryA two-dimensional neuropsychology of defense: fear/anxiety and defensive distance.The systemin signaling pathway: differential activation of plant defensive genes.