"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
adverbio + defensive
Kolokacji: 13
purely defensive • somewhat defensive • strictly defensive • slightly defensive • essentially defensive • ...
(1) purely, strictly
Kolokacji: 2
(2) somewhat, slightly, overly
Kolokacji: 3
1. defensive forward = obronny do przodu defensive forward
  • Madden, a finalist for the Selke trophy as the best defensive forward, might be that sort of center.
  • The best defensive forward in the league is Patrice Bergeron, hands down.
  • In the 2005-06 season, Cleary established himself as a dependable role player as a defensive forward.
  • If he's not the best defensive forward in college hockey, I would like to know who is.
  • An annual award "to the forward who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest ability at the position of defensive forward"
  • "I try and approach it like playing any other player," said Erixon, the premier defensive forward for the Rangers.
  • He was "a great defensive forward and a real smart playmaker," said his coach, Jack Parker.
  • Monahan saw much more ice time in Toronto as a defensive forward, playing four full seasons with the Leafs.
  • A big defensive forward, Washington was known for his ability to gather rebounds.
  • I want to be the best defensive forward in the league.
2. largely defensive = wyraźnie obronny largely defensive
4. increasingly defensive = coraz bardziej obronny increasingly defensive
5. primarily defensive = głównie obronny primarily defensive
6. wholly defensive = całkowicie obronny wholly defensive
(4) fiercely, extremely
Kolokacji: 2
defensive + preposición
Kolokacji: 3
defensive about • defensive in • defensive of

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