protective
adjective uk/prəˈtek.tɪv/ us/prəˈtek.tɪv/
B2 保护性的，防护的
giving protection
protective clothing 防护服
a protective mask and goggles 防护面具和护目镜
C1 对（某人）关切保护的;愿意做…保护人的
wanting to protect someone from criticism, hurt, danger, etc. because you like them very much
It's easy to be too protective towards/of your children. 对自己的孩子容易过于呵护。
She's fiercely protective of the man she married 29 years ago. 她对她29年前嫁的那个男人呵护备至。
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- I keep my computer printer under a protective plastic cover.
- People who work with furnaces in a steel factory need to wear protective clothing.
- The protective covering must be insensitive to light and heat.
- The anti-personnel mines were laid as a protective shield around the town.
- In some diseases, the protective layer in a joint wears away.