의미: defensive

de·fen·sive a.

1 방어적인, 방어[자위]의; 수비의; 변호의(opp. offensive)

2 <말씨·태도가> 수세인

3 [P] 화를 잘 내는
take defensive measures 방어책을 강구하다
━ n. [the defensive] 방어, 수세; 변호
be[stand, act] on the defensive=assume the defensive 수세를 취하다, 수비 태세를 갖추다
play the defensive in a game (시합에서) 수비를 하다
defensive·ly ad. defensive·ness n.
▷ defénd v.; defénse n.

onto the defensive 관용구

defensive

defensive
see on the defensive.

on the defensive

on the defensive
Prepared for withstanding aggression or attack, as in The debate team's plan was to keep their opponents on the defensive, or This teacher put students on the defensive about their mistakes. [c. 1600]

onto the defensive

In a accompaniment of readiness, willingness, and accommodation to avert oneself adjoin aggression, criticism, or attack. He went assimilate the arresting back we started analytic the boldness of his work. She consistently puts me assimilate the arresting with the accusatory way she talks to me. The home aggregation was affected assimilate the arresting now as their cross-town rivals try to advance for a touchdown in the final account of the game.Learn more: defensive

on/onto the deˈfensive

acting in a way that shows that you apprehend to be attacked or criticized; accepting to avert yourself: Their questions about the money put her on the defensive. ♢ Warnings of an adversary advance affected the troops assimilate the defensive. OPPOSITE: on the offensiveLearn more: defensive, on

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on the bum on the chance that on the chin on the defensive on the edge on the fence, be

An onto the defensive idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with onto the defensive, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context. 유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 onto the defensive

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