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Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.

比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。

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She heard the blustering, defensive note in his voice and knew that he was ashamed.

她听出他话音里的气势汹汹和自我卫护，知道他感到了羞愧。

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The two parties entered into a defensive alliance with each other to win the election.

这两个政党结盟以争取在选举中获胜.

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He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.

他笑了笑，不想让那个人产生抵触情绪。

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Bombardments of such density will destroy any defensive works built by the enemy.

这样大密度的轰炸会摧毁敌人的所有防御工事.

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Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.

就像子女一样，父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。

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Warnings of an enemy attack forced the troops onto the defensive.

敌军显示出进攻的迹象,部队不得不进入戒备状态.

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Magnus's army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle.

马格努斯的军队被迫逐步撤回防守圈.

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Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.

别那么大戒心，查利，我只是开个玩笑罢了。

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Mites are a tiny parasitic insect, the cask has some defensive effect.

螨虫是一种微小的寄生小虫, 木桶也有一定的防御效果.

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The " Imperial President " was a straw man created by defensive congressmen and by disillusioned liberals.

“ 帝王式总统 ” 是一批为自己文过饰非的议员和一些失望的自由派创造出来的一个稻草人.

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Once a tough defensive team, the Saints now have the most porous defence in the league.

圣徒队一度防御能力很强，现在却成了联盟里防守漏洞最多的队伍。

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The enemy troops are put on the defensive.

敌军被迫采取守势.

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TRO can help you switch between aggressive and defensive positions.

周转率能帮助你在激进和保守的仓位间转换.

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Troops took up a defensive position around the town.

部队在全城采取了守势。

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Accusations are likely to put the other person on the defensive.

谴责很可能会引发对方自我防卫的反应。

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He kept on about me being "defensive".

他唠叨个不停，说我“有戒心”。

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The union leaders were pushed into a more defensive position by the return of a Republican Congress in November.

由于11月份共和党重新控制了国会，工会领导人被推到更加被动防守的位置。

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Either offensive or defensive, he never affected the overall team tactics.

不管是进攻还是防守, 他从来都不会影响球队的整体战术.

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Chelsea play more defensive football and the two strikers struggle.

切尔西踢得更注重防守,还要在两个状态很好的前锋中竞争上岗.

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The government said the moves were purely defensive.

政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。

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Once he's taken up a defensive attitude, it's difficult to persuade him that there's nothing to be afraid of.

一旦他采取防范的态度, 再要使他相信什么也不必担心就困难了.

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The Suns didn't make those defensive stops against the Lakers, giving up 132 points.

太阳在对湖人的比赛中做的并不好,致使湖人以132分大胜.

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We have also experimented recently, with mixed success, with players like Diaby aandas a defensive midfielder.

我们最近也有一些成功的例子,比如让迪亚比踢锋线, 久诺踢后腰.

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The soldiers stood in defensive formation.

战士们站成防御队形.

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I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake.

我总是采取防守型的打法，等待对手出错。

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The military machine is ready to change its defensive posture to one prepared for action.

军方随时准备由防御立场转向备战立场。

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Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.

他们问到钱的问题,使她警觉起来.

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