英语单词短语词组“on the defensive”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

on the defensive

phrase

readytoprotectyourself because you areexpectingto becriticizedorattacked:

Thegovernmenthas been put on thedefensive,accusedbycriticsof doing too little too late.

As always whenforcedon thedefensive, sheprotectedherself bycriticizingothers.

Theharshcritiquehas put him on thedefensive, and now he can'tstandtohearanytalkof hiswork.

Put on thedefensivebymountingpublicanger, thepresidentorderedaninvestigationinto thematter.

In his newpost, he wasconstantlyon thedefensive,explainingandjustifyinghis everyaction.

See also

defensivenoun

(Definition ofon the defensivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

idiom

protectingyourself fromcriticisminsteadofattackingorcriticizingothers:

Thespeechproducedafirestormofprotest, putting him on thedefensive.

单词	on the defensive
释义	on the defensive phrase readytoprotectyourself because you areexpectingto becriticizedorattacked: Thegovernmenthas been put on thedefensive,accusedbycriticsof doing too little too late. As always whenforcedon thedefensive, sheprotectedherself bycriticizingothers. Theharshcritiquehas put him on thedefensive, and now he can'tstandtohearanytalkof hiswork. Put on thedefensivebymountingpublicanger, thepresidentorderedaninvestigationinto thematter. In his newpost, he wasconstantlyon thedefensive,explainingandjustifyinghis everyaction. See also defensivenoun (Definition ofon the defensivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) on the defensive\| American Dictionary on the defensive idiom protectingyourself fromcriticisminsteadofattackingorcriticizingothers: Thespeechproducedafirestormofprotest, putting him on thedefensive. (Definition ofon the defensivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/on-the-defensive##
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