() (about an investment) safe in times of economic difficulty, because the price or value is not easily affected by circumstances（投资）防卫性的，保护性的◆There has been a move to defensive sectors, such as health care and food.已出现一种转向保护性部门的动向，例如保健和食物业。➡cyclical ➡ see note at stock ⨁defensive shares / stocks防御性股票⨁a defensive industry / investment / sector保护性工业／投资／部门that tries to protect sb/sth from attack or harm防御的；保护的；保卫的◆The job cuts were a defensive move against decreasing sales.裁员是防止销售量减少的防御措施。