defensive
英 [d?'fens?v]
美[d?'f?ns?v]
- adj. 自衛(wèi)的；防御用的
- n. 防御；守勢
CET4TEM4TOEFL中低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?defensively;名詞:?defensiveness;
英文詞源
- defensive
- c. 1400 (adj. and noun), from French défensif (14c.), from Medieval Latin defensivus, from defens-, past participle stem of Latin defendere (see defend). Of persons, "alert to reject criticism," from 1919. Related: Defensively; defensiveness.
雙語例句
- 1. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
- 比賽形勢決定了他們要打防守戰(zhàn)而不是進(jìn)攻戰(zhàn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.
- 他笑了笑，不想讓那個人產(chǎn)生抵觸情緒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Accusations are likely to put the other person on the defensive.
- 譴責(zé)很可能會引發(fā)對方自我防衛(wèi)的反應(yīng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句