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defensivelyadverb(PROTECTING)in a way thatprotectssomeone or something againstattackorinjury: Hisfistswereraiseddefensively when hespunandspottedtheyoungmanopposite. People havelongbelievedthatplantsrespondtoinsectattacksdefensively. - It is theresponsibilityofsportbikerstodrivedefensively at alltimesandwearadequatesafetyequipment.
- Theyintendtodigin defensively andfightto thedeath.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDefending and protecting - anti-bug
- anti-mosquito
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- buffer
- defence
- defend
- harbour
- have (got)someone'sbackidiom
- hold off
- inoculation
- killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
- mollycoddle
- shield
- splashproof
- takesomeoneunderyourwingidiom
- watch list
- watchyourbackidiom
- wing
See more results » defensivelyadverb(SENSITIVELY)in a way thatshowsyoufeelyou are beingcriticizedand do not like it: 戒备地；防卫地"It's not something I could haveprevented," he said, abitdefensively.“这不是我可以阻止的，”他替自己辩护说。 - Hebecamedefensivelytouchytowardsoldfriends.
- Samcorrectedherratherdefensively.
- Thedepartmentfindsitselfreactingdefensively.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAnswering & responding - acknowledgment
- affirmative
- affirmatively
- answer
- answer (someone) back
- clap
- clap back
- clapback
- counter
- counterblast
- cricketsidiom
- defensiveness
- field
- give
- knob
- non-responsive
- respondent
- RSVP
- thank you
- whataboutism
See more results » defensivelyadverb(IN SPORT)in a way that isintendedtopreventtheopposingplayerorplayersfromscoringpoints,goals, etc.: 防守地He was alwaysreturningtheballdefensively.他的回球总是防守型的。 You're not going tobeatAustraliabybattingdefensively.靠防守型的打法是无法战胜澳大利亚队的。 in a way thatrelatesto thepartof theteamthattriestopreventthe otherteamfromscoring: Although we'requitedangerousinattackwe arebaddefensively. FranceillustratedhowvulnerableIreland can be defensively. - If we onlyplaydefensively, we won't beabletowin.
- Defensively, they aresolidand they have got somefantasticplayers.
- Ithoughtthey'd bebetterdefensively but theylackdiscipline.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAnswering & responding - acknowledgment
- affirmative
- affirmatively
- answer
- answer (someone) back
- clap
- clap back
- clapback
- counter
- counterblast
- cricketsidiom
- defensiveness
- field
- give
- knob
- non-responsive
- respondent
- RSVP
- thank you
- whataboutism
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: defensivelyadverb(SENSITIVELY)in a way thatshowsyoufeelyou are beingcriticizedand do not like it 戒备地；防卫地"It's not something I could haveprevented," he said, abitdefensively.“这不是我可以阻止的，”他替自己辩护说。 - Hebecamedefensivelytouchytowardsoldfriends.
- Samcorrectedherratherdefensively.
- Thedepartmentfindsitselfreactingdefensively.
defensivelyadverb(IN SPORT)in a way that isintendedtopreventtheopposingplayerorplayersfromscoringpoints,goals, etc. 防守地He was alwaysreturningtheballdefensively.他的回球总是防守型的。 You're not going tobeatAustraliabybattingdefensively.靠防守型的打法是无法战胜澳大利亚队的。 - If we onlyplaydefensively, we won't beabletowin.
- Defensively, they aresolidand they have got somefantasticplayers.
- Ithoughtthey'd bebetterdefensively but theylackdiscipline.
defensively| American Dictionaryactingin a way thatshowsfeelingsof beingcriticizedand the need toquicklyexplain: Whenaskedwhere she went, sheanswereddefensively. Examplesofdefensivelydefensively The city was intentionally designeddefensively: its exterior wall does not bisect preexisting buildings, and there are gates on all sides of the city.From theCambridge English Corpus While these mechanisms enable people to programdefensivelyin an ad-hoc manner, they are an inappropriate basis for designing, implementing, and composing program components.From theCambridge English Corpus Doctors are more inclined to behavedefensivelyand "enforce" autonomy to reduce their own risk taking and responsibility.From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, they maydefensivelyturn away from awareness of others' experience, and from dwelling in their own or others' inner states.From theCambridge English Corpus Where it could be shown that the torturer did sodefensivelyto save his or her own life, the normal defense of necessity should prevail.From theCambridge English Corpus While the technology diffuses, health policy is only in the position to react restrictively ordefensively, rather than to be active.From theCambridge English Corpus Attachmentrelated information that, as a result of its (affective) content, does not fit the expectancies isdefensivelyexcluded.From theCambridge English Corpus Many mapping projects were (and are) instigated as a means of controlling (defensivelyor offensively) a parcel of land and its inhabitants.From theCambridge English Corpus If an event threatens to reduce the power of advantaged groups to control the agenda, these groups are likely to responddefensivelyto focusing events.From theCambridge English Corpus Unlike the common opinion, however, it is still uttereddefensivelyand shows the signs of dispute in the prior social discourse.From theCambridge English Corpus In essence, ventral structures appear to monitor the expectation of further negative events, thus managing self-controldefensivelyrather than opportunistically.From theCambridge English Corpus Some people were initially reluctant to make negative judgements about family members particularly their children or spokedefensivelyindicating an unwillingness to admit that their relatives were neglectful.From theCambridge English Corpus Bates argues that pre-modern societies, based on family networks, engage in the private provision of violence (defensivelyand aggressively) and that this is effective but inefficient.From theCambridge English Corpus Some of the theoretical and empirical work conducted to date suggests that women with unresolved loss may bedefensivelyexcluding threatening information about themselves and their relationships.From theCambridge English Corpus It is therefore not surprising that the traditional elite reacteddefensivelyto prevent the breakdown of norms and accused those unable to resist temptation of heresy.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |