He felt a certain defensiveness about his position.他对自己的位置心存戒备。The fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians'defensiveness.担心因医疗事故而被起诉的恐惧加剧了医生们的防卫心理.His defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence...
7,000万英镑的金额是预期的两倍。The figure of seventy-million pounds was twice as big as expected.邮政汇票的金额最高可达700美元。Postal money orders are available in amounts up to $700.用任何标准衡量, 那都是巨大的金额.By any yardstick, that's a large amount ...