protective 音标拼音: [prət'ɛktɪv] [pɚt'ɛktɪv]
a . 给予保护的,保护的
给予保护的,保护的
protective 保护
protective adj 1 :
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 " [
ant : {
unprotective }]
2 :
showing care ; "
a protective mother "
3 : (
usually followed by `
of ')
solicitously caring or mindful ;
"
protective of his reputation "
Protective \
Pro *
tect "
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a . [
Cf .
F .
protectif .]
Affording protection ;
sheltering ;
defensive . "
The favor of a protective Providence ." --
Feltham .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Protective coloring } (
Zool .),
coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism .
Cf .
{
Mimicry }. --
Wallace .
{
Protective tariff } (
Polit .
Econ .),
a tariff designed to secure protection (
see {
Protection },
4 .),
as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue .
See {
Tariff },
and {
Protection },
4 .
[
1913 Webster ]
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "
protective ":
careful ,
conservational ,
conservationist ,
conservative ,
conservatory ,
conserving ,
covering ,
custodial ,
defending ,
defensive ,
fostering ,
guardian ,
guarding ,
heedful ,
immunizing ,
jealous ,
keeping ,
parental ,
possessive ,
preservative ,
preservatory ,
preserving ,
preventative ,
preventive ,
prophylactic ,
protecting ,
safeguarding ,
saving ,
screening ,
self -
defensive ,
self -
preservative ,
self -
protective ,
sheltering ,
shielding ,
tutelary ,
vigilant ,
watchful
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