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defensive

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de·fen·sive1 /dɪˈfensɪv/ ●○○ adjectiveadj
1  DEFENDused or intended to protect someone or something against attack 防禦用的，防禦性的 OPP offensive
The prince drew up his forces in a strong defensive position.
親王將部隊布成堅固的防禦陣勢。
The rockets are a purely defensive measure against nuclear attack.
火箭彈純粹是針對核攻擊的防禦性措施。
2  DEFENDbehaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticizing you even if they are not 戒備的，自衛的，有戒心的
She despised herself for sounding so defensive.
她因自己說的話聽起來戒備心過強而自慚形穢。
a reserved and defensive manner
矜持而又戒備的態度
3  DS American EnglishAmE relating to stopping the other team from getting points in a game 〔比賽中〕防守的，防禦的 OPP offensive
defensive play
防守型打法
—defensively adverbadv
—defensiveness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
defensive• Police officers claimed that their actions during the riots were purely defensive.• Dave Campo is the Cowboys' third defensive coordinator in four years.• Their success was built upon a resolute defensive display, shutting out 12-goal Dean Saunders.• Rather than getting upset or defensive, I see myself being genuinely interested in her input.• Brackens is the best rusher in the defensive line.• a defensive player• The invention of the tank and the aircraft broke through the defensive stalemate that had characterised the first world war.• Dallas has lost two good players from their defense, cornerback Larry Brown and defensive tackle Russell Maryland.• The city would be encircled by its defensive walls pierced by town gates.• According to the report, only defensive weapons had been supplied to Iran.• defensive weapons
defensive measure• Other defensive measure have included the long-awaited decision by Sir Rocco Forte to separate his chairman and chief executive jobs.• It was also probably in part a defensive measure on the part of the ego itself.
defensive2 noun
1  on/onto the defensive CRITICIZEbehaving in a way that shows that you think that someone is criticizing you even if they are not 處於戒備狀態（的），存有戒心（的）
In his presence, she was constantly on the defensive.
在他面前她總是步步爲營。
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on/onto the defensive• It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage, on the defensive.• This immediately puts the farmer on the defensive and reinforces the public's perception of them as a complaining, dissatisfied group.• The conference, held in a Protestant church, found Daley and his group on the defensive.• Motta always put him on the defensive.• The industry is on the defensive in Congress, in courts across the nation and in the war for public opinion.• He was tense now - on the defensive.
2  put/force somebody on the defensive if you put someone on the defensive in an argument, you attack them so that they are in a weaker position 迫使某人處於守勢 → go on the offensive
an issue that put the White House on the defensive
使白宮處於被動的問題
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put/force somebody on the defensive• Motta always put him on the defensive.• This established licensing hours for the first time, and put brewers on the defensive.• You guys being a little bit aggressive at the beginning put him on the defensive.• The Sangh has put Congress on the defensive by forcing it to dilute its secular tradition.• These two seemed friendly enough, but their questions about Sweetheart put him on the defensive.• This puts people on the defensive, and they may become silent or get angry.• Simple as sneezing to put him on the defensive.• The Conservative achievement in the 1980s was to put Labour on the defensive by presenting Thatcherism as a continuation of historic Conservatism.
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defensive• But putting news directors on the defensive is by no means a bad thing.• The industry is on the defensive in Congress, in courts across the nation and in the war for public opinion.• There are two reasons why the Government is now on the defensive after last week's protests against high fuel tax.
de·fen·sive1 adjectiveadjdefensive2 noun
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TOEFL BNC: 4720 COCA: 2881
defensive

adjective¹

 1protecting against attack防衞VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be具有防禦性ADVERB➤purely純粹防禦的◇These are purely defensive measures.這些純粹是防禦措施。➤essentially, largely本質上是防禦的；主要是防禦的◇a largely defensive campaign以防禦為主的戰役
defensive

adjective²

 2showing you feel sb is criticizing you防備批評VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound有戒心；感到有戒心；看上去有戒心；好像很戒備；聽起來有戒心▸➤become, get, grow變得有戒心◇Whenever anyone mentions women's rights, he gets rather defensive.不論何時有人提及女權問題，他就變得戒心重重。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.戒心極重／頗重／非常重▸➤fiercely極為戒備◇He did not once glance at his listeners and seemed fiercely defensive.他一眼也不看他的聽眾，看上去極為戒備。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略微戒備➤overly過度戒備PREPOSITION➤about在⋯方面有戒心◇He is extremely defensive about his work.一談起他的工作他就變得極有戒心。
TOEFL BNC: 4720 COCA: 2881
defensive adj.
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TOEFL BNC: 4720 COCA: 2881
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