The Government hastily organized defensive measures, deploying searchlights and anti-aircraft guns around the target cities.

政府匆忙布置了防御措施，在目标城市周围部署了探照灯和高射炮。

Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.

像子女一样，家长们通常也很注重保护他们的私生活。

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。

The administration has been on the defensive about the war.

政府一直在为战争辩解。