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单词 protective
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•tec•tive /prəˈtɛktɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having the quality or function of protecting:[before a noun]wore a protective helmet.
  2. tending strongly to protect:She had very protective parents.[be + ~ + of]A mother robin is very protective of her young.
pro•tec•tive•ly, adv. 
pro•tec•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•tec•tive  (prə tektiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having the quality or function of protecting:a protective covering.
  2. tending to protect.
  3. Economics, Businessof, pertaining to, or designed to favor protectionism:protective tariffs.
  4. Stock Exchangedefensive (def. 4).
  • protect + -ive 1655–65
pro•tective•ly, adv. 
pro•tective•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
protective /prəˈtɛktɪv/ adj
  1. giving or capable of giving protection
  2. of, relating to, or intended for protection of domestic industries
n
  1. something that protects
  2. a condom

proˈtectively adv proˈtectiveness n
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