美[d??f?ns?v] 1 . Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
比賽形勢(shì)決定了他們要打防守戰(zhàn)而不是進(jìn)攻戰(zhàn)。
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2 . Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.
就像子女一樣，父母也常常很注重保護(hù)他們的私生活。
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3 . He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive .
他笑了笑，不想讓那個(gè)人產(chǎn)生抵觸情緒。
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4 . Accusations are likely to put the other person on the defensive .
譴責(zé)很可能會(huì)引發(fā)對(duì)方自我防衛(wèi)的反應(yīng)。
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5 . The government said the moves were purely defensive .
政府說這些舉措純粹是出于防御目的。
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1.an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
2.intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack;
defensive weapons
3.attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
4.serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting;
defensive fortifications
