defensive

/dɪˈfensɪv/📚 2898 2托福
You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something. 防御性的; 防卫用的

adjective [原级]防御的,戒备的;生气的,发怒的;(比赛中)防守的,防御的;百般辩解的

The Government hastily organized defensive measures, deploying searchlights and antiaircraft guns around the target cities.
政府匆忙组织了防御措施,在目标城市周围部署了探照灯和高射炮。

noun [抽象名词]防御态势,守势;辩护,辩解

The administration has been on the defensive about the war.
行政部门一直在为战争辩解。

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Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives. 跟孩子们一样,家长们对他们的私生活通常也是自卫的。
"Oh, I know, I know," said Kate, defensively. 凯特心存戒备地说道:“啊,知道,知道。”
I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake. 我总是打防守战,等着对手出错。
We didn't play well defensively in the first half. 我们上半场防守不佳。
Troops took up a defensive position around the town. 部队在全城采取了守势。
Green is a defensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons. 格林是亚特兰大猎鹰球队的防守前锋队员。