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protective

adjective
 
🔊/prəˈtektɪv/
🔊/prəˈtektɪv/
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  1.  
    [only before noun] providing or intended to provide protection保护的；防护的
    • Workers should wear full protective clothing.工人应该穿着全套防护服。🔊🔊
    • a protective layer of varnish清漆防护层
    • The ozone layer forms a protective barrier against the sun's rays.臭氧层是抵御太阳射线的保护层。
  2.  
    having or showing a wish to protect somebody/something出于（对…的）保护
    • He put a protective arm around her shoulders.他呵护地用胳膊搂住她的肩膀。🔊🔊
    • protective towards somebody/something She had been fiercely protective towards him as a teenager.她过去曾极力呵护他这个十几岁的孩子。🔊🔊
    • protective of somebody/something He was extremely protective of his role as advisor.他极力保护自己的顾问角色。🔊🔊
    • Parents can easily become over-protective of their children (= want to protect them too much).父母容易过度保护孩子。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Lionesses are fiercely protective of their young.雌狮细心呵护自己的幼崽。
    • She felt suddenly very protective towards her mother.她突然对母亲非常保护。
    • an overly protective father过度保护孩子的父亲
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • fiercely
    • highly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    • towards/​toward
    See full entry
  3. intended to give an advantage to your own country’s industry贸易保护的；实行关税保护的
    • protective tariffs保护性关税