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protective 音標拼音: [prət'ɛktɪv] [pɚt'ɛktɪv] a. 給予保護的,保護的 給予保護的,保護的 protective保護 protective adj 1: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; " a protective covering"; " the use of protective masks and equipment"; " protective coatings"; " kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; " animals with protective coloring"; " protective tariffs" [ ant: { unprotective}] 2: showing care; " a protective mother" 3: ( usually followed by ` of') solicitously caring or mindful; " protective of his reputation" Protective \ Pro* tect" ive\, a. [ Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. " The favor of a protective Providence." -- Feltham. [ 1913 Webster] { Protective coloring} ( Zool.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. { Mimicry}. -- Wallace. { Protective tariff} ( Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to secure protection ( see { Protection}, 4.), as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See { Tariff}, and { Protection}, 4. [ 1913 Webster] 37 Moby Thesaurus words for " protective": careful, conservational, conservationist, conservative, conservatory, conserving, covering, custodial, defending, defensive, fostering, guardian, guarding, heedful, immunizing, jealous, keeping, parental, possessive, preservative, preservatory, preserving, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, protecting, safeguarding, saving, screening, self- defensive, self- preservative, self- protective, sheltering, shielding, tutelary, vigilant, watchful
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