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| 1 | wanting to protect someone from being harmed or hurt 保护（性）的；爱护的 |
| a mother’ s protective instincts 母亲的保护本能 |
| He’ s very protective towards his sister. 他非常爱护他的妹妹。 |
| | 1a | determined to stop something from being damaged or lost （对…）护卫的，捍卫的 | | She is fiercely protective of her privacy. 她强烈捍卫自己的隐私。 | |
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| 2 | usually before noun providing protection against something harmful or dangerous 防护的；保护的 |
| protective clothing/goggles 防护服/护目镜 |
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| protectively adv |
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| protectiveness noun U |
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