| 单词 | protective |
| 释义 | protective (once / 1148 pages) adj Anything that's protective safeguards or watches out for something (or someone) else. Protective gear keeps you safe from physical injury, and a protective parent cares for and worries about their children. When you work with dangerous chemicals or toxic substances, it makes sense to wear protective masks or gloves, and a new bicycle rider is smart to wear a protective helmet. The first time you bring your new puppy to the dog park, you're likely to be protective of him, keeping him safe from bigger, older dogs. The Latin root of protective is protegere, "to cover in front, or to protect." WORD FAMILYprotective: overprotective, protectively, protectiveness, unprotective+/overprotect: overprotected, overprotecting, overprotection, overprotects/protect: overprotect, protected, protecting, protection, protective, protector, protects/protected: unprotected/protecting: protectingly/protection: protectionism, protections, self-protection/protectionism: protectionist/protectionist: protectionists/protector: protectors, protectorship/unprotected: unprotectedness USAGE EXAMPLESTrump signaled more protective U.S. trade policies, raising concerns about the impact on developing markets. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) St. Thomas now requires female soccer players to wear protective headbands. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) As she grew older, Harriet became protective of her mother. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) 1adj intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind a protective covering the use of protective masks and equipment protective coatings kept the drunken sailor in protective custody animals with protective coloring protective tariffs Syn|Ant defensive intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack preventative, preventivetending to prevent or hinder cautionary, prophylacticwarding off antifertility, contraceptive, prophylacticcapable of preventing conception or impregnation custodial, tutelar, tutelaryproviding protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding evasiveavoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire overprotectiveoverly protective preservativetending or having the power to preserve protectingshielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort restrictive(of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports safety-relatedproviding or ensuring safety unprotective not affording protection 2adj showing care a protective mother Syn tender given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality 3adj (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful protective of his reputation Syn careful exercising caution or showing care or attention |
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