a defensive measure
防御措施
牛津词典
Troops took up a defensive position around the town.
部队在全城采取了守势。
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Don't ask him about his plans─he just gets defensive.
别问他有什么计划——他老存有戒心。
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defensive play
防守型打法
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Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.
他们问到钱的问题时，她就警觉起来。
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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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Bombardments of such density will destroy any defensive works built by the enemy.
这样大密度的轰炸会摧毁敌人的所有防御工事.
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Either offensive or defensive, he never affected the overall team tactics.
不管是进攻还是防守, 他从来都不会影响球队的整体战术.
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Mites are a tiny parasitic insect, the cask has some defensive effect.
螨虫是一种微小的寄生小虫, 木桶也有一定的防御效果.
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TRO can help you switch between aggressive and defensive positions.
周转率能帮助你在激进和保守的仓位间转换.
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The " Imperial President " was a straw man created by defensive congressmen and by disillusioned liberals.
“ 帝王式总统 ” 是一批为自己文过饰非的议员和一些失望的自由派创造出来的一个稻草人.
辞典例句
The Suns didn't make those defensive stops against the Lakers, giving up 132 points.
太阳在对湖人的比赛中做的并不好,致使湖人以132分大胜.
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Chelsea play more defensive football and the two strikers struggle.
切尔西踢得更注重防守,还要在两个状态很好的前锋中竞争上岗.
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The soldiers stood in defensive formation.
战士们站成防御队形.
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We have also experimented recently, with mixed success, with players like Diaby aandas a defensive midfielder.
我们最近也有一些成功的例子,比如让迪亚比踢锋线, 久诺踢后腰.
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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.
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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.
《简明英汉词典》
Malpractice awards do drive up insurance premiums for doctors in high-risk specialties, and there is some evidence that doctors engage in defensive medicine by performing tests and treatments primarily to prove they are not negligent should they get sued.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文But Delia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone.
出自-2012年12月听力原文Malpractice awards do drive up insurance premiums for doctors in high-risk specialties, and there is some evidence that doctors engage in "defensive medicine" by performing tests and treatments primarily to prove they are not negligent should they get sue
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BBody language can give away a lot about your mood, so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.
2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might bent them to the punch.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文Later, more established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch.
2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡWe become defensive when criticized, and apply negative stereotypes to others to boost our own esteem.
2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ"defensive weapons"
"a defensive stance"
"defensive fortifications"
"defensive dikes to protect against floods"
