| 单词 | opposite |
| 释义 | opposite (ɒpəzɪt ) Word forms: opposites 1. preposition A2 If one thing is opposite another, it is on the other side of a space from it. Jennie had sat opposite her at breakfast. Synonyms: facing, fronting, face to face with, across from Opposite is also an adverb. He looked up at the buildings opposite, but could see no open window. He sits in one chair, I sit opposite. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 The opposite side or part of something is the side or part that is furthest away from you. ...the opposite corner of the room. Synonyms: facing, other, opposing 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE, also v-link ADJ to n] B2 Opposite is used to describe things of the same kind which are completely different in a particular way. For example, north and south are opposite directions, and winning and losing are opposite results in a game. All the cars driving in the opposite direction had their headlights on. I should have written the notes in the opposite order. In fact everything he does is opposite to what is considered normal behaviour. Synonyms: different, conflicting, opposed, contrasted 4. countable noun B1 The opposite of someone or something is the person or thing that is most different from them. Ritter was a very complex man but Marius was the opposite, a simple farmer. Well, whatever he says, you can bet he's thinking the opposite. Synonyms: reverse, contrary, converse, antithesis Quotations: Opposites attract Collocations: opposite page As we report this week on the opposite page, the deal never went away. Times, Sunday Times Third — and we haven't flagged this up on the opposite page — it almost always pays to fire an underperforming boss. Times, Sunday Times They range in price from 3.99 for stocking fillers guaranteed to elicit a smile, to the million-poundplus mini submarine on the opposite page. Times, Sunday Times The legion has helped many people to challenge unfair decisions on pensions and threats from creditors (see case study, opposite page). Times, Sunday Times Trusted folk can be more expensive, so do your homework first (see panel, opposite page). Times, Sunday Times We reach the opposite shore and enter the forest. Times, Sunday Times When he reached the opposite shore and was told whence he came, he broke down horrified. Christianity Today On a bright morning, you can see one of the main houses clearly from the opposite shore: a blink of holiday red. Times, Sunday Times We watch as one by one they reach the opposite shore, shake off the water and get back to their breakfast. Times,Sunday Times Its opposite shore has a special claim to fame: there, an earl (born circa 1570) built the country's first glassworks; and its first ironworks. Times, Sunday Times The viewer turns away from an object in a case on one side, only for it to reappear on the opposite side. The Times Literary Supplement Do ten to 15 reps on one side, then change and repeat on the opposite side. The Sun Bring these back in, and repeat on the opposite side. The Sun Most of the cabinet, many junior ministers and almost the entirety of the opposition were amassed on the opposite side. Times, Sunday Times On the opposite side, an almost identical 251 words would take 85.6 seconds. Times, Sunday Times Animated films have to take the opposite tack, of course. Globe and Mail Here he takes the opposite tack, with mixed results. Times, Sunday Times Now they were taking the opposite tack. Times, Sunday Times A second explanation for the timing takes the opposite tack. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Systems of natural deduction take the opposite tack, including many deduction rules but very few or no axiom schemes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those who took the opposite view included both economic heavy-hitters and publicity-hungry pundits. Times, Sunday Times I take the opposite view and believe that beautiful people are probably rather spoilt and cruel. Times,Sunday Times It's a disturbing prescription, and one that seems to underscore the opposite view: that books should change us. The Times Literary Supplement She has now come around to the opposite view and defends the cultural validity of fashion - as well as its status as a major industry. Times, Sunday Times Now that prices are low they are likely to take the opposite view: that they cannot postpone indefinitely the process of 'normalising' interest rates. Times, Sunday Times Sadly — or hilariously, depending on your mood — this latest revival contains the polar opposite. Times, Sunday Times In fact, some people's views will be the polar opposite to yours, but don't worry - that's what makes life exciting. The Sun This was no gentle stream, but a fast-flowing, 7ft-deep polar opposite of a good idea. Times, Sunday Times This happiness, which shines through the book, makes it the polar opposite of a misery memoir. Times, Sunday Times On the page, this disappoints, the polar opposite of the listener's exhilaration as the singer's voice soars. The Times Literary Supplement Be modestly profligate while seeming to be the precise opposite. Times, Sunday Times From the outside, it has looked, not just over the past two seasons but over the past two months, like the precise opposite. Times, Sunday Times Flower was the precise opposite of a bluffer - no acting, just a calm, clear vision and an easy, quiet certainty. Times, Sunday Times The precise opposite was, of course, true. Times, Sunday Times And then do the precise opposite. Times, Sunday Times It's got charm, though it's the total opposite of a delphinium. Times,Sunday Times She's the total opposite to me and nothing at all to look at. The Sun If you are single, don't write off any option because your total opposite could prove a perfect match. The Sun Things aren't exactly running smoothly at work, but it's the total opposite at home today. The Sun People keep so much clutter on their desks and that's the total opposite of that clear holiday feeling. Times, Sunday Times Similar terms and phrases take on totally opposite meanings. Christianity Today You have the radiance of the full moon plus personal energy to win people over, even those with totally opposite views. The Sun It's a general assessment to say we don't defend well and when you look at the record away and at home, they're totally opposite. The Sun Some relationships look identical on the surface, but further experience reveals that they require totally opposite responses. Christianity Today In fact, you are totally opposite. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 对面的, 在对面, 在...对面, 相反的, 正好相反的人或事物 Japanese: 向かい側の, 向かい側に, ･･･の向かい側に, 反対の, 正反対の人 |
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