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Thinks Rafer is underrated on the defensive side of things.

认为街霸在防守端被低估了.

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But Senator Clinton had her turn on the defensive as well.

在另一方面,克林顿参议员也为自己作出了辩护.

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Talk about boy-friends always puts her on the defensive.

一谈到男朋友,她总是戒心十足.

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He was on the defensive at a wink and puzzled for a word to reply.

他一下子就采取防御的态度,可是想不出用什么话来回答.

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But he has enough to do, as both companies are on the defensive.

但是，这两家公司都步步为营，戈恩无法有大的举动。

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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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For most of his time in Beijing, the US Treasury secretary was on the defensive, justifying us policies rather than berating those of China.

在北京之行的大部分时间里，这位美国财长采取守势，为美国的政策辩护，而非指责中国的政策。

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The dollar remained on the defensive against a basket of currencies.

针对一篮子货币，美元仍处于守势。

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Van Gundy said it's that relentless nature on the defensive end that makes Battier such a strong defensive player.

范甘迪说，用防守终结比赛是巴蒂尔这样一个强大的防守队员的无情天性。

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Keep your opponent on the defensive by constant harassing.

通过持续骚扰让你的敌人忙于防守.

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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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Meanwhile, even Blocker on the defensive, organization and participation in the process of blocking, limit the other offense.

同时，副攻队员还要在防守过程中，组织和参与拦网，限制对方的进攻。

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But still on the defensive because at any minute a boy might run up to me and say something horrible.

但我还是处于防卫的状态，因为男孩子随时都会跑过来跟我说些吓人的话。

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They were on the defensive.

他们采取守势.

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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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On the Defensive System of Great Wall& Military Town of Northern Wei Dynasty

论北魏长城&军镇防御体系的建立

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The enemy troops are put on the defensive.

敌军被迫采取守势.

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A Security Council meeting was likely to generate rhetoric that put us on the defensive.

安理会如果开会,很可能会引出使我们处于守势的讲话.

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When the enemy launches a converging attack, he is on the offensive and operating on exterior lines, while we are on the defensive and operating on interior lines. OFFENCE WITHIN DEFENCE, QUICK DECISIONS WITHIN A PROTRACTED WAR, EXTERIOR LINES WITHIN INTERIOR LINES

这时，敌是进攻和外线作战，我是防御和内线作战。防御中的进攻，持久中的速决，内线中的外线

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They put entirely on the defensive.

他们被迫完全处于守势.

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When the enemy is on the offensive and we are on the defensive, this method must be employed.

（七）在敌处进攻地位、我处防御地位的时候，必须应用这一方法。

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Animal agriculture was on the defensive.

畜牧业处于逆境.

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Corporate giants were on the defensive for decades. Now they have the advantage again

企业巨头们处于守势已经几十年，现在他们可以咸鱼翻身了

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That put Chiam See Tong and Low Thia Khiang on the defensive.

迫使詹时中和刘程强不得不掉转马头,保卫各自的据点.

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Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength ; attacking , a superabundance of strength.

守则不足, 攻则有余.

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As a championship caliber team, we can't have any lapse on the defensive end.

作为一支具有总冠军实力的球队, 我们在防守端不能有丝毫闪失.

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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 was on the defensive all the time I was speaking to him.

我说他时,他总是辩解.

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Hillary Clinton Says She Misspoke About Bosnia Trip In the U.S. presidential election campaign, Democrat Hillary Clinton was on the defensive Tuesday about a 1996 visit to Bosnia while Republican John McCain sought to boost his economic credentials.

在美国大选的竞选活动中，民主党候选人希拉里.克林顿星期二为自己错误描述1996年出访波斯尼亚的情形进行辩解。与此同时，共和党人麦凯恩试图加强自己在经济方面的资历。

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Trailing earnings ( in US dollars) of the global quoted corporates are now back to pre-crash levels, while capital expenditure, employment and tax receipts are not, leaving corporates on the defensive.

全球上市公司的往绩收益（以美元计价）目前已恢复至危机前的水平，而资本支出、薪资支出和税收支出则没有，这让企业陷入被动。

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