英语释义

1. serving to defend or protect
defensive fortifications

2. devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack
defensive behavior He became defensive when I brought up his spending habits.

3. of or relating to the attempt to keep an opponent from scoring in a game or contest
a player with good defensive skills made a brilliant defensive play also of or relating to a team that is not in possession of the ball or puck
a defensive lineman

4. valuable in defensive play
a defensive card in bridge

5. designed to keep an opponent from being the highest bidder
a defensive bid

6. a position serving to protect or defend a defensive position

7. in the state or condition of being prepared or required to defend against attack or criticism
keeping his political opponent on the defensive

8. defending or protecting someone or something from attack helping to keep a person or thing safe

9. behaving in a way that shows that you feel people are criticizing you

10. of or relating to the way that players try to stop an opponent from scoring in a game or contest

11. serving or meant to defend or protect
a defensive structure

12. relating to the attempt to keep an opponent from scoring
a defensive play

13. showing a dislike for criticism
She got defensive about my suggestion.

14. a position or attitude that is meant to defend
The criticism put him on the defensive.

15. serving to defend or protect (as the ego)
face-saving is a common defensive reaction
— Psychology Today

16. devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack
defensive behavior

17. serving to defend or as part of a defense
a defensive pleading

18. devoted to resisting or preventing aggressive actions
a defensive recapitalization…to escape a takeover attempt
— Barbara Franklin

片语

put somebody on the defensive使某人处于防御地位

put on the defensive迫使采取守势

be on the defensive进行防御

casting on the defensive防御式施法

throw on the defensive迫使采取守势

On The Defensive End处于防守端

Obama Administration on the Defensive奥巴马政府多方被动

act on the defensive进行防御

stand on the defensive进行防御

英汉例句

• this puts russia on the defensive in central asia, long its privileged sphere of influence.

  这让俄罗斯在中亚这个俄罗斯传统势力范围内陷入被动。

• these days in courts around the world, the tobacco giants find themselves on the defensive far more than playing offense.

  这些天在世界各地的法庭上，烟草巨头们发现自己已经处于守势，不再是攻方。

• it puts the birds on the defensive and while they are defending their territory, they are not sat on their eggs.

  这就使鸟儿们处在戒备状态，开始保护它们的领地，而不是坐在它们的蛋上。

• indeed, officials in south africa are already on the defensive as fears grow that famous footballers could be targeted at this summer「s world cup.

  实际上，由于担心着名球员在今夏的世界杯中遇袭，南非官员们已经处于防御状态。

• senator obama has been on the defensive this week over comments he made describing small town voters as 「bitter」 over their economic circumstances.

  奥巴马本星期一直处于守势，他在为自己有关小城镇选民对他们的经济处境不满的讲话作辩解。

• but senator clinton had her turn on the defensive as well.

  在另一方面，克林顿参议员也为自己作出了辩护。

• the referendum call from mohammad khatami appeared to be part of an opposition strategy to keep khamenei and allied hardliners on the defensive over last month」s disputed elections.

  对于上个月富有争议的选举，默罕默德·卡塔米呼吁公投，这使得卡梅尼和他的顽固派盟友陷于防守之地。

• but placed on the defensive by the mobilization of the world against them — a collaborative effort that really made the difference — they have never been able to repeat 9/11.

  但由于全世界都已动员起来共同进行反恐斗争，这些恐怖分子已被迫处于防御状态——协力合作的反恐斗争的确起到了重要作用，他们永远无法重演9·11事件了。

• the makers of high fructose corn syrup have found themselves on the defensive — again.

  高果糖玉米糖浆的制造商再次发现自己正在受到批评 。

相似词

protective防护的；关切保护的；保护贸易的

相反词

offensive攻势；攻击