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"
showing care;
"a protective mother"
(usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful;
"protective of his reputation"
组词搭配
～+名词
protective clothing防毒衣
protective color〔device〕保护色〔装置〕
protective foods保健食品
protective instinct〔tariff, trade〕保护本能〔关税,贸易〕
～+介词
protective towards对…有保护的
protective towards one's children袒护自己的孩子
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
The earth's magnetosphere is at once protective and dangerous.地球的磁层既具有保护的功能，却又极其危险。
During the launch phase, it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
