used or intended to defend or protect
防卫用的,防御用的
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defensive barriers .防御障碍。
[attrib.](in sport)relating to or intended as defence
(体育用语)防守的。
very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism
百般辩解的
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he was very defensive about that side of his life .他对自己那方面的生活百般辩解。
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on the defensive expecting or resisting criticism or attack 处于防御状态British forces were on the defensive . 英国军队处于守势
"late Middle English: from Old French