"defensive" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 防御的
• 防守的

Definition

对可能的攻击或批评采取保护态度，或与防守有关。可以指物理上的保护，也可以指人在受到批评时的态度。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于体育（“defensive strategy” 防守策略），也形容人在受到批评时的反应（“get defensive” 变得防御）。形容态度时略带贬义，表示对批评比较敏感。

Examples

The team's defensive players stopped the goal.

球队的**防守**球员阻止了进球。

He gave a defensive answer to the question.

他对这个问题做出了**防御性**回答。

She built a defensive wall around her garden.

她在花园周围建了一个**防御性的**墙。

You don't have to be so defensive—I'm just trying to help.

你不用这么**防御性**，我只是想帮忙。

After the criticism, he got really defensive in the meeting.

受到批评后，他在会议上变得非常**防御性**。

They switched to a defensive strategy to protect their lead.

他们采取了**防守性**策略来保住领先优势。