| 词汇 | on/onto the defensive |
| 释义 | on/onto the defensiveon/onto the defensive CRITICIZEbehaving in a way that shows that you think that someone is criticizing you even if they are not 处于戒备状态（的），存有戒心（的） In his presence, she was constantly on the defensive. 在他面前她总是步步为营。 Examples from the Corpus on/onto the defensive• It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage, on the defensive.• This immediately puts the farmer on the defensive and reinforces the public's perception of them as a complaining, dissatisfied group.• The conference, held in a Protestant church, found Daley and his group on the defensive.• Motta always put him on the defensive.• The industry is on the defensive in Congress, in courts across the nation and in the war for public opinion.• He was tense now - on the defensive. → on/onto the defensive at defensive2(1) |
| 随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。