"defensive" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defensive adjetivo

defensive + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 222

defensive end • defensive coordinator • defensive player • defensive position • defensive line • defensive lineman • defensive back • ...

verbo + defensive

Kolokacji: 5

play defensive • sound defensive • feel defensive • become defensive • grow defensive

Kolokacji: 2

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

(1) play, sound, feel

Kolokacji: 3

(2) become, grow

Kolokacji: 2

1. become defensive = stój się obronny become defensive

But by April 25 his efforts had become largely defensive.
The line of questioning quickly led to Blake becoming defensive and angry.
He had caught her off guard and she had become defensive.
Perhaps television has become less defensive about its lack of nutritional value.
The investment industry warns that becoming too defensive is costly in the long run.
But his public comments are becoming increasingly defensive and even sometimes take on a whining quality.
While the appointed government is insisting on retaining power, its style has become far more defensive.
He was becoming ever more defensive as the morning wore on.
This may mean becoming even more rigid and defensive about receiving help.
People are becoming defensive about the potential erosion of their languages.

2. grow defensive = stój się obronny grow defensive

adverbio + defensive

Kolokacji: 13

purely defensive • somewhat defensive • strictly defensive • slightly defensive • essentially defensive • ...

defensive + preposición

Kolokacji: 3

defensive about • defensive in • defensive of

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