Defensive是什么意思？

Defensive

英[dɪˈfensɪv] 美[dɪˈfɛnsɪv]

• adj. 防御用的，防守的，辩护的，自卫的；
• n. 守势，辩护；

副词：defensively;

名词：defensiveness;

例句

• Warnings of an enemy attack forced the troops onto the defensive. 敌军显示出进攻的迹象，部队不得不进入戒备状态。
• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive. 他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The enemy troops are put on the defensive. 敌军被迫采取守势。
• Once he’s taken up a defensive attitude,it’s difficult to persuade him that there’s nothing to be afraid of. 一旦他采取防范的态度,再要使他相信什么也不必担心就困难了。
• Magnus’s army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle. 马格努斯的军队被迫逐步撤回防守圈。
• The two parties entered into a defensive alliance with each other to win the election. 这两个政党结盟以争取在选举中获胜。
• Defensive quills dot the backs of these troublesome creatures. 防御性的刺长在这些讨人厌的生物背上.
• Touchdowns count as seven points, while defensive interceptions count as three. 触地得分算七分, 而防守拦截算三分.
• In 214 BC Shihuangdi connected existing defensive walls into a single system fortified by watchtowers. 公元前214年,秦始皇将当时存在的城墙,连结成一整套防御体系,并设置了望台增强其功能.
• In defence, he harries attacking midfielders and helps protect the defensive line. 防守中, 逼抢对方进攻性中场,帮助保护防线.

反义词

• adj.
  defensive的反义词之：防御的
  offensive, aggressive,
• defensive的反义词之：其他释义
  aggressive, offensive,

词组

• on the defensive
  Prepared to withstand or counter aggression or attack. 处于守势：随时准备防御或对入侵和进攻进行反击

英语六级真题

But Delia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone.
出自-2012年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  防御（性）的;防卫（用）的;保护的
  You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something.
  例句
  The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids... 政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。 The union leaders were pushed into a more defensive position by the return of a Republican Congress in November. 由于 11 月份共和党重新控制了国会，工会领导人被推到更加被动防守的位置。
• ADJ-GRADED
  （表现在行为上）防御的，戒备的，卫护的
  Someone who is defensive is behaving in a way that shows they feel unsure or threatened.
  例句
  Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives. 就像子女一样，父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。 She heard the blustering, defensive note in his voice and knew that he was ashamed. 她听出他话音里的气势汹汹和自我卫护，知道他感到了羞愧。
• PHRASE
  处于防御姿态;处于守势
  If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
  例句
  Accusations are likely to put the other person on the defensive... 谴责很可能会引发对方自我防卫的反应。 He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive. 他笑了笑，不想让那个人产生抵触情绪。
• ADJ-GRADED
  (体育运动中的打法)防守（型）的
  In sports, defensive play is play that is intended to prevent your opponent from scoring goals or points against you.
  例句
  I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake. 我总是采取防守型的打法，等待对手出错。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  防御用的;防守的;守势的
  Magnus’s army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle. 马格努斯的军队被迫逐步撤回防守圈。 Once he’s taken up a defensive attitude,it’s difficult to persuade him that there’s nothing to be afraid of. 一旦他采取防范的态度,再要使他相信什么也不必担心就困难了。
• n.
  守势;防守
  The enemy troops are put on the defensive. 敌军被迫采取守势。
  处于防御姿态；处于戒备状态；采取守势
  Their questions about the money put her on the defensive. 他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。 Warnings of an enemy attack forced the troops onto the defensive. 敌军显示出进攻的迹象，部队不得不进入戒备状态。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
• Adjective
  1. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack;
  "defensive weapons""a defensive stance"
  2. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
  3. serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting;
  "defensive fortifications""defensive dikes to protect against floods"

行业词典

• 体育： 防守；守势；防御性；