Green is a defensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons.

格林是亚特兰大猎鹰球队的防守前锋队员。

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I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake.

我总是打防守战，等着对手出错。

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Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch.

后来，知名公司竞相在自己的文件中加入这类专利，哪怕只是作为一种防御措施，以应对可能会抢先一步的竞争对手。

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The collapse of the Soviet Union and the breakup of Yugoslavia in the nineteen nineties challenged NATO's traditional position as a defensive alliance.

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It's the same computation. But this is a nice way of writing it, often called defensive programming.

这跟原来的计算过程没什么不同,但这是写代码的更优秀的一种方式。

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His shield, in addition to being a defensive thing, is also potentially an offensive weapon.

他的盾牌,除了能提供防御和保护之外,同样也是一个潜在的有力武器

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For instance, a portfolio of Agency MREITs which are mostly defensive are a good complement to the BDCs which require a strengthening economy to help their debt and equity investments pay off for shareholders.

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Finally, we see Microsoft as a solid defensive play in a tough macro environment.

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Vilma, a linebacker who is still with the Saints, got suspended for a year, and teammate Smith, a defensive end, got a four-game suspension.

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