كيف تنطق "on the defensive"

expression

ON THUH di-FEN-siv

ON thuh di-FEN-siv

التعريف

If you are on the defensive, you are protecting yourself from criticism, attack, or blame, rather than attacking or criticizing others.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /dɪˈfɛnsɪv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /dɪfˈɛnsɪv

أمريكي

ON THUH di-FEN-siv

بريطاني

ON thuh di-FEN-siv

After the question, he was on the defensive.

The team played on the defensive all night.

She gets on the defensive when criticized.

Why are you suddenly on the defensive? I'm just asking a question.