defensive
英 [dɪˈfensɪv] 美 [dɪˈfɛnsɪv]

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"

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.