against UK [əˈɡenst] US [əˈɡenst] prep. 反对;与…相反;逆;违反;对…不利;紧靠;倚;碰;撞 a 表加强 + gainst 逆;对着 → 反对
The judgement was against him. 判决对他不利。
I am dead against the legalisation of drugs. 我坚决反对将毒品合法化。
Usage Note 用法说明 In addition to the uses shown below, against is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘come up against’, ‘guard against’, and ‘hold against’. 除下列用法外,against还可用于come up against, guard against, hold against等短语动词中。
She leaned against him 她紧靠着他。
You should take out travel insurance covering you and your family against theft. 你应该为自己和家人办理旅游保险以防偷盗。
against all odds UK [əˈɡenst ɔːl ɒdz] US [əˈɡenst ɔːl ɑːdz] 尽管困难重重
Some women do manage to achieve business success against all odds 尽管困难重重,一些女性还是在商场上获得了成功。
against the law UK [əˈɡenst ðə lɔː] US [əˈɡenst ðə lɔː] 违反法律;与法律相违背
against the wind UK [əˈɡenst ðə wɪnd] US [əˈɡenst ðə wɪnd] 逆风;逆风飞扬;顶风;启航;逆风而行
against time UK [əˈɡenst taɪm] US [əˈɡenst taɪm] 争分夺秒地,尽快地,力争及时完成地;测量时间
against the clock UK [əˈɡenst ðə klɒk] US [əˈɡenst ðə klɑːk] 与时间赛跑;争分夺秒
come up against UK [kʌm ʌp əˈɡenst] US [kʌm ʌp əˈɡenst 碰到;面对
We came up against a great deal of resistance in dealing with the case. 办这个案子的过程中,我们遇到了很多阻力。
It's here that we come up against the difference of approach 我们就是在这一点上面临方法上的分歧。
hold against UK [həʊld əˈɡenst] US [hoʊld əˈɡenst] 因…而怪怨;由于…而怀恨
Don't do anything that others can hold against you. 不要给别人留下把柄。
guard against UK [ɡɑːd əˈɡenst] US [ɡɑːrd əˈɡenst] 提防;防范
guard against damp 防潮
gainsay UK [ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ] US [ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ] v. 反驳;反对;否认 gain 反对 + say 说 → 反对地说 → 否认 SAT · GRE 第三人称单数:gainsays现在进行时:gainsaying过去式:gainsaid过去分词:gainsaid
There is no gainsaying the fact that they have been responsible for a truly great building. 不容否认的事实是,他们一手建起了一座真正伟大的建筑。