| 词汇 | example_english_defensive-purpose |
| 释义 | defensive purposecollocation in Englishmeanings of defensiveand purposeThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with purpose. defensive adjective uk /dɪˈfen.sɪv/ us /dɪˈfen.sɪv/ used to protect someone or something ... See more at defensive purpose noun uk /ˈpɜː.pəs/ us /ˈpɝː.pəs/ why you do something or why ... See more at purpose Examples of defensive purposeThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Rapid forces, whether for an offensive or defensivepurpose, were needed to deny vital locations to the enemy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While some certainly had a defensivepurpose, the use of others is not clearly understood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Around it on various levels are rooms, enclosures and towers accessible through a complex set of stairways that may have once had a defensivepurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is unlikely that they had a strong defensivepurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We must show not only that we are united in our defensivepurpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Given our overall defensivepurpose, the attractions of a world in which defences may come to play a greater part in maintaining deterrence are understandable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This type of split gate has no doors and provides no real defensivepurpose but narrowing the passage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In fitting with the defensivepurpose of the settlement, city walls were constructed that surrounded a third of the local castle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is situated where an earlier castle stood and never had a defensivepurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The church and churchyard are surrounded by a wall which originally reached much higher and had a defensivepurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The strategic defensivepurpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The henge, although clearly forming an imposing boundary to the circle, has no defensivepurpose as the ditch is on the inside. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over time, the walls lost their defensivepurpose, and so did the gates, which were adapted as customs tax stations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By the 19th century, the wall had lost its defensivepurpose and was dismantled. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The roof itself has a short parapet which appears to have been more for protection from falling than to have served any defensivepurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Resin is another plant exudate that may have a defensivepurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Now, the front can be retracted more easily, perhaps suggesting a defensivepurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of defensive Go to the definition of purpose See other collocations with purpose |
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