defensive

1. ADJ You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something. 防御性的; 防衛(wèi)用的

The Government hastily organized defensive measures, deploying searchlights and antiaircraft guns around the target cities. 政府匆忙組織了防御措施，在目標(biāo)城市周圍部署了探照燈和高射炮。

2. ADJ Someone who is defensive is behaving in a way that shows they feel unsure or threatened. 自衛(wèi)的

Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives. 跟孩子們一樣，家長們對他們的私生活通常也是自衛(wèi)的。

3. defensivelyADV 自衛(wèi)地

"Oh, I know, I know," said Kate, defensively. 凱特心存戒備地說道：“啊，知道，知道?！?/p>

4. ADJ In sports, defensive play is play that is intended to prevent your opponent from scoring points against you. 防守的

I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake. 我總是打防守戰(zhàn)，等著對手出錯(cuò)。

5. defensivelyADV 防守地[ADV after v]

We didn't play well defensively in the first half. 我們上半場防守不佳。

6. PHRASE If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened. 采取防衛(wèi)措施

The administration has been on the defensive about the war. 行政部門一直在為戰(zhàn)爭辯解。