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

公众强烈的反应使做出这一决定的主要科学家处于守势。

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。

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。

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，最近的件他处于守势。

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构的互联网接入，此举意在俄罗斯人处于守势，制造混乱。

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。

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

战前许多年，保护之友一直处于守势。

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。

I think there's definitely reactionary forces on the right.

我认为右翼确实存在一些保守势力。

By 1942 the Germans were on the back foot in both Russia and North Africa.

到1942年，德国在俄罗斯和北非都陷入了守势。

Her forces were on the back-foot from the beginning.

她的部队从一开始就被迫处于守势。

The doomers are on the back foot.

悲观论者处于守势。

I'm going to put this person completely on the defensive.

我要彻底把这个人置于守势。

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，他们处于守势。

Democrats hoping to go on offense on the Trump administration's cuts are now on defense.

希望对特朗普政府的削减措施采取攻势的民主党人现在处于守势。

They're on the back foot but equally they're still 0-0 in the game.

他们处于守势，但同样，比赛至今仍是0比0。

And now a decade later, I think democracy is on the defensive.

十年后的今天，我认为民主正处在守势。

Soon it was the Russians who were on the defensive.

不久之后，俄罗斯人便处于守势。

Conservative elements were shocked and the moderate leaders scared.

保守势力感到震惊，中立领袖们也感到害怕。

His secretary wrote, the time for playing defense against the English was over.

他的秘书写道，对英格兰采取守势的时代已经结束。