Transition: The movement from offense to defense, or vice versa, when the ball changes hands.

攻守转换(transition)：当球权发生变化时球员从进攻到防守的变化，或者是反过来。

youdao

Don't be surprised if there is a third update, with some sort of rebuttal from Oracle (which has gone from offense to defense in a matter of hours)..

如果还有第三次更新的话，千万不要吃惊。甲骨文很有可能进行反驳(短短几个小时之内，它就从进攻者变成了防御者。)

youdao

The only way to stay ahead in this cyberwar, though, is to play offense, not defense.

但是，要在网络战中保持优势的唯一办法是进攻，而不是防守。

youdao

They will run, stretch and lunge for hours all the while snapping back from defense to offense.

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Instead, under coach Peter DeBoer, who's in his first season coaching them, the Devils haven't changed their approach as much as they've rediscovered what worked best for them in the past, balancing their commitment to defense with an offense that can be dynamic when it needs to be.

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