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单词 protective
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And are proven to have a protective effect on the liver.His boyish features and spindly arms elicited protective feelings.Again, oestrogen seems to have a protective effect.The judge tried warning him he was destroying his own protective legal shield.They made us put on protective suits and masks.Whilst protective boots are sensible in most instances there is an exception.His father puts a protective arm around his shoulder.When a singer witnesses a murder she is placed in protective custody in a convent.Put a protective shield around yourself and move on.There is no glowing ooze in the holding ponds or men walking gingerly in protective suits.There is some evidence that aspirin has a smaller protective effect.Did she feel protective of her mother in hospital?He was also quick to deploy a protective arm around his junior employees.They were taken into protective custody and placed in temporary foster care.It was like her little protective shield.Staff at the hospital claimed that the protective suits which they were given were substandard.He did not invade our world with a protective shield.But there are more problems for the striker as he hurts himself again putting on his protective boot.It may be women have some sort of protective effect against the most serious symptoms of the condition.He expected to return last month but had a setback in training and is still wearing a protective boot.When they sat down she lay her head on his legs and he wrapped a protective arm around her.He feels so protective towards me.The show's got so many fans who feel quite protective over it.He was there and we talked and I was protective of my mother.

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protective

British English: protective ADJECTIVE
Protective means designed or intended to protect something or someone from harm.
Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals through the skin.
  • American English: protective
  • Brazilian Portuguese: protetor
  • Chinese: 起保护作用的
  • European Spanish: protector
  • French: protecteur
  • German: Schutz-
  • Italian: protettivo
  • Japanese: 保護用の
  • Korean: 보호용의
  • European Portuguese: protetor
  • Latin American Spanish: protector

All related terms of 'protective'

Chinese translation of 'protective'

protective

(prəˈtɛktɪv)

adj

  1. [clothing, layer] 保护(護)性的 (bǎohùxìng de)
  2. [person] 给(給)予保护(護)的 (jǐyǔ bǎohù de)
    protective custody (Law) 保护(護)性拘留 (bǎohùxìng jūliú)
(adjective) 
Definition
giving protection
Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals through the skin.
Synonyms
protecting
covering
sheltering
shielding
safeguarding
insulating
(adjective) 
Definition
tending or wishing to protect someone
He is very protective towards his sisters.
Synonyms
caring
defensive
hastily organized defensive measures
motherly
a kind, motherly woman
fatherly
He took my arm in a fatherly way.
warm
careful
maternal
Her feelings towards him were maternal.
vigilant
Police warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious.
watchful
paternal
He has always taken a paternal interest in her.
possessive

Additional synonyms

in the sense of defensive
Definition
intended for defence
hastily organized defensive measures
Synonyms
protective,
guarding,
defending,
opposing,
shielding,
safeguarding,
watchful,
on the defensive,
on guard
in the sense of fatherly
Definition
kind or protective, like a father
He took my arm in a fatherly way.
Synonyms
paternal,
kind,
kindly,
tender,
protective,
supportive,
benign,
affectionate,
indulgent,
patriarchal,
benevolent,
forbearing
in the sense of maternal
Definition
of or characteristic of a mother
Her feelings towards him were maternal.
Synonyms
motherly,
protective,
nurturing,
maternalistic

Synonyms of 'protective'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of motherly
a kind, motherly woman
Synonyms
maternal,
loving,
kind,
caring,
warm,
comforting,
sheltering,
gentle,
tender,
protective,
fond,
affectionate
in the sense of paternal
He has always taken a paternal interest in her.
Synonyms
fatherly,
concerned,
protective,
benevolent,
vigilant,
solicitous,
fatherlike
in the sense of vigilant
Definition
on the watch for trouble or danger
Police warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious.
Synonyms
watchful,
alert,
on the lookout,
careful,
cautious,
attentive,
circumspect,
wide awake,
on the alert,
on your toes,
wakeful,
on your guard,
on the watch,
on the qui vive,
Argus-eyed,
keeping your eyes peeled or skinned (informal)
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