1、defensive

防御（性）的;防衛(wèi)（用）的;保護(hù)的

The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.

政府急忙布置了防衛(wèi)措施抵御空襲。

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

由于 11 月份共和黨重新控制了國會(huì)，工會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人被推到更加被動(dòng)防守的位置。

（表現(xiàn)在行為上）防御的，戒備的，衛(wèi)護(hù)的

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

就像子女一樣，父母也常常很注重保護(hù)他們的私生活。

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

她聽出他話音里的氣勢洶洶和自我衛(wèi)護(hù)，知道他感到了羞愧。

處于防御姿態(tài);處于守勢

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

譴責(zé)很可能會(huì)引發(fā)對方自我防衛(wèi)的反應(yīng)。

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

他笑了笑，不想讓那個(gè)人產(chǎn)生抵觸情緒。

2、structure

結(jié)構(gòu);構(gòu)造;組織

The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children.

弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭結(jié)構(gòu)是父母二人和兩個(gè)孩子。

The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.

這個(gè)特殊分子的化學(xué)結(jié)構(gòu)很不尋常。

建筑物

About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures and bridges.

那些基金中大約有一半已被用來維修公路、公共建筑物和橋梁。

The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.

這所房子是一幢造型美觀的四層磚砌建筑物。