defensively

di'fɛnsivli

r. in an apologetic and defensive manner
r. in a defensive manner

adv. 防御地；守势地

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“defensively”由词根“defense”（防御）和后缀“-ly”（副词后缀）组成。可以理解为“以防御的方式”。

例句

1. She played defensively to protect her team from losing.

她采取防守的方式来保护她的团队不输。

2. The company responded defensively to the criticism from the media.

公司对媒体的批评做出了防御性的回应。

3. He spoke defensively when asked about his recent mistakes.

当被问及他最近的错误时，他以防御的方式回答。