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ADJ
防御（性）的;防衛（用）的;保護的
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...
政府急忙布置了防衛措施抵御空襲。
The union leaders were pushed into a more defensive position by the return of a Republican Congress in November.
由于 11 月份共和黨重新控制了國會，工會領導人被推到更加被動防守的位置。
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ADJ-GRADED
（表現在行為上）防御的，戒備的，衛護的
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.
就像子女一樣，父母也常常很注重保護他們的私生活。
She heard the blustering, defensive note in his voice and knew that he was ashamed.
她聽出他話音里的氣勢洶洶和自我衛護，知道他感到了羞愧。
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PHRASE
處于防御姿態;處于守勢
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...
譴責很可能會引發對方自我防衛的反應。
He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.
他笑了笑，不想讓那個人產生抵觸情緒。
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ADJ-GRADED
(體育運動中的打法)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.
我總是采取防守型的打法，等待對手出錯。