Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.
他们问到钱的问题时，她就警觉起来。
The administration has been on the defensive about the war.
行政部门一直在为战争辩解。
Moderates are on the defensive.
温和派正采取守势。
But the Shabab is on the defensive.
但是，青年党正处在防御状态。
The issue puts him on the defensive.
提出的问题在防守上他。
Thus she began the final month of the campaign on the defensive.
因此她开始了最后一个月的竞选反击。
Their reactive ability is probably most noted on the defensive end.
他们的反应能力可能是最引人注目的防守。
The point is that we should be putting them on the defensive at every turn.
关键是我们应该让他们时刻处于防御状态。
If you believe in a cause, speak up for it; don't always be on the defensive.
如果你信仰一种事业的话，你就大胆为之辩护，不要总是处于守势。
Criticism is futile because it immediately puts the other person on the defensive.
批评徒劳无益，因为批评会让对方立刻采取防御的态度。
Now on the defensive, the Shabab have taken actions as desperate as they are deadly.
现在处于防守状态的萨巴布垂死般绝望地采取了行动。
Liz recommends avoiding the use of 'why' since it will put many people on the defensive.
Liz建议问问题的时候避免使用“为什么”，因为这个词会使得很多人产生防御感。
Thus she began the final month of the campaign on the defensive. This was unexpected.
这导致她必须在选举的最后一个月专注于防守，这是让人没有意料到的。
The Cavs also have the best defensive team, with James taking charge on the defensive end.
由于詹姆斯在防守端的贡献，骑士队也有全联盟最好的防守。
This puts Russia on the defensive in Central Asia, long its privileged sphere of influence.
这让俄罗斯在中亚这个俄罗斯传统势力范围内陷入被动。
Then someone is on the defensive, and you don't want that in a business context, "he says."
然后有人会觉得你的话太重了。这不是你谈生意时希望发生的事。
If you put people on the defensive, they're much less likely to understand or embrace your choices.
如果你将人们置于防卫的状态，他们将更不易去理解或接受你的选择了。
Photographs like this one have put Japan on the defensive, but it might be gaining the upper hand once more.
象这样的照片使日本非常被动，但是日本有可能再次咸鱼翻身。
It puts the birds on the defensive and while they are defending their territory, they are not sat on their eggs.
这就使鸟儿们处在戒备状态，开始保护它们的领地，而不是坐在它们的蛋上。
But some acted like I was trying to convert them or something and would immediately go on the defensive about it.
但是有些人就好像我一定要他们也转变之类的，会立刻对它反感。
In the U.S., health advocates who say Coca-Cola contributes to an epidemic of obesity have put the company on the defensive.
在美国，说可口可乐公司对肥胖的流行有贡献的健康倡议者，迫使公司采取了守势。
In addition, most point guards are the smallest players on the court, making it easy to create mismatches on the defensive end.
而且大多数控卫是场上最小个的球员，这使得他们在防守端很容易被制造错位的机会。
The goal is to disturb the executive's equilibrium-and make the status quo untenable-without putting him or her on the defensive.
其目的就是要打破主管的平静-并打破现状的平衡-而不用将对方置于守势。
Not only did it expose him as indecisive, it tarnished an image he had carefully cultivated and put his party firmly on the defensive.
不但暴露出他的优柔寡断，而且让他落下了谨小慎微，维护本党利益的名声。
The problem is, those feelings usually show up in your tone of voice and body language and put the doctor on the defensive from the outset.
这种感觉通常表现在你的声音和身体语言。
The aviation industry has found itself on the defensive, emphasising its efforts to switch to less fuel-hungry aircraft in the coming years.
航空工业发现其处以守势，一直强调其为转变为未来几年后的更少燃油消耗的机型所做的努力。
Indeed, officials in South Africa are already on the defensive as fears grow that famous footballers could be targeted at this summer's World Cup.
实际上，由于担心著名球员在今夏的世界杯中遇袭，南非官员们已经处于防御状态。
Indeed, officials in South Africa are already on the defensive as fears grow that famous footballers could be targeted at this summer's World Cup.
实际上，由于担心著名球员在今夏的世界杯中遇袭，南非官员们已经处于防御状态。
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