But first, one of India's biggest conglomerates is on the defensive.

但首先，印度最大的企业集团之一处于守势。

The strong reactions have put the main scientist behind the decision on the defensive.

公众强烈的反应使一决定的主要科学家处于守势。

The problem from Mr. Romney is that this is a just latest incident that puts him on the back foot.

对罗姆尼来说，最近的事件让他处于守势。

Funded largely by venture capital, they have thrown subsidies at customers, forcing their veteran rivals onto the defensive.

其资金主要来自风险资本，向客户提供补贴，迫使老牌竞争对手采取守势。

America, it seemed, was on the defensive.

美国似乎处于守势。

Far from capturing Richmond, they had been thrown on the defensive.

他们非但没有攻占里士满，反而处于守势。

For many years before the war the friends of protection had been on the defensive.

战前许多年，护之友一直处于守势。

He could not act on the defensive; his mind required attack.

他不能采取守势； 他的思想需要攻击。

They also blocked the IRA's internet access, a move calculated to put the Russians on the defensive and sow confusion.

他们还封锁了互联网研究机构的互联网接入，此举意在让俄罗斯人处于守势，制造混乱。

The point is to exert pressure on the media, keep them on the back foot.

目的是对媒体施加压力，让他们处于守势。

And then there's Georgia, where, again, Democrats are on the defensive.

然后是佐治， 主党再次处于守势。

Despite such scurrilous invectives, the Adams-Clay forces were on the defensive from the start.

尽管有样无礼的辱骂, 当斯-克莱部队从一开始就处于守势。

It was Trump on the defensive end by the end of Tuesday night after Harris controlled much of the 90-minute debate.

在周二晚上 90 分钟的辩论中，哈里斯控制了大部分时间，到最后特朗普处于守势。

So, Owen, in the weeks following what happened online, it sounds like Credit Suisse is really on the defensive here.

所以，欧文，在网上发生的事情发生后的几周内，瑞士信贷似乎真的处于守势。

He might have said to himself that he would forestall her action, and place himself at once on the defensive.

他可能会对自己说， 他会抢先一步阻止她的行动， 并立即让自己处于守势。

A lot of investors and business people were quite relieved with the outcome of last year's congressional elections because conservative forces dominated the congress.

许多投资者和商人对去年国会选举的结果感到相当欣慰，因为守势力主导了国会。

There's a number of countries that would love to see the Brotherhood put very much on the defensive and kept in place.

有许多国家希望看到兄弟会处于守势并持原状。

I think people are using it in a very cynical way to get the attention off of the police and to put us on the defensive.

我认为人们在用一种愤世嫉俗的方法引起各方对警察的注意，同时使自己处于守势。

They're just going to back up, or you might get them on the defensive and then you're not going to have a productive conversation.

他们只会后退，或者你可能会让他们处于守势，然后你们就不会进行富有成效的对话。

The intensity of these convictions put Democrats on the defensive, making leaders less bold about proposing new initiatives, limiting the boundaries of political debate.

些信念的强度使主党人处于守势，使领导人在提新倡议时不那么大胆，从而限制了政治辩论的界限。