单词 | to go against |
释义 | > as lemmasto go against —— to go against —— 1. intransitive. To go to meet. regional and rare after 16th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > go to meet to go again ——OE to go against ——a1375 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4954 Gladli wiþ grete lordes sche goþ him aȝens. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 82 She wente agaynst him & toke him by the hande. 1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle xlv. sig. K.iv Whan the kynge apperceyued hym he wente agaynst hym, and began for to kysse hym. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 570/1 I go agaynst one, I go to mete hym..We be ynowe to go against hym. 1982 B. G. Charles Eng. Dial. S. Pembrokeshire 25/1 Go against, to go to meet. 2. intransitive. a. To run contrary to; to be or act in opposition to; to militate against. Also to go against nature: to run contrary to that which is considered to be natural; cf. against nature at nature n. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] withgo743 to go again ——OE withsayc1175 again-goc1275 withsitc1300 thwarta1325 to go against ——a1382 counter1382 repugnc1384 adversea1393 craba1400 gainsaya1400 movec1400 overthwart?a1425 to put (also set) one's face againsta1425 traversea1425 contrairc1425 to take again ——c1425 contraryc1430 to take against ——a1450 opposec1485 again-seta1500 gain?a1500 oppone1500 transverse1532 to come up against1535 heave at1546 to be against1549 encounter1549 to set shoulder against1551 to fly in the face of1553 crossc1555 to cross with1590 countermand1592 forstand1599 opposit1600 thorter1608 obviate1609 disputea1616 obstrigillate1623 contradict1632 avert1635 to set one's hand against1635 top1641 militate1642 to come across ——1653 contrariate1656 to cross upon (or on)1661 shock1667 clash1685 rencounter1689 obtend1697 counteract1708 oppugnate1749 retroact?1761 controvert1782 react1795 to set against ——1859 appose- a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Lev. xxvi. 27 Ȝif..ȝe heeryn not me, bote gooþ aȝeyns me [L. ambulaveritis contra me], & y shal go aȝeyns ȝow [L. ego incedam adversum vos] in contrarie woodnes. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 570/1 I go against nature, or do a thynge contrarye to nature. 1688 Bp. G. Burnet Three Lett. State of Italy 111 The smallest thing, that seems..to go against their Interest, is lookt after with a very watchful care. 1755 Universal Mag. June 289/2 Every man of them went against me, and I lost my election. 1794 Freemasons' Mag. Feb. 141 As far as he had read, his extracts went against his own arguments. 1869 H. Businell Women's Suffrage i. 30 Reforms that go against nature. 1878 Scribner's Monthly 16 82/2 How will he ever expect to get the money if he goes against my wishes? 1885 E. Lynn Linton Autobiogr. Christopher Kirkland I. viii. 224 Literature..was a thing which went dead against our family traditions. 1971 R. N. Williams New Exiles vi. 201 They knew too..that something was wrong, but they didn't want to go against it. 1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless iv. 45 He didn't believe in people coming in from New York first thing in the morning. Didn't hold with it. Went against nature. 2015 Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. (Weekend section) 4 The idea of eating fat to lose weight probably goes against everything you think is true. b. In various phrases expressing the action of opposing or being contrary to natural inclination or feeling. Cf. to go against the grain at grain n.1 16b. ΚΠ a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. ii. 18 (MED) It goyse agans myn hart full sore. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 89 I will goe against the haire in all thinges. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I1v As it went against my harte to breake any way from you. 1611 J. Maxwell tr. Treasure of Tranquillity v. 34 All things go against their stomacke, all things displease them, whether to bee imployed, or to be idle. 1680 E. Settle Female Prelate v. 65 I tell thee it goes against the grain to pray and pay too, I'll not do't not I. 1733 Craftsman 21 Apr. 213 It goes against my heart to insult the Unfortunate. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. ii. 109 It would go horribly against me to have her come to any Harm. View more context for this quotation 1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. iii. 66 It goes against me to think ill of you. 1855 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Jan. 249/1 It went against my heart to resist the young fellow's hearty invitation. 1936 Boys' Life Apr. 29/1 It goes against my conscience to commit an act that might be misinterpreted as murder. 1997 Sight & Sound Sept. 37/1 It goes against the grain to believe that the couple who visited all these misfortunes on him are at heart decent, folksy Americans. 3. intransitive. Esp. of a judgment, decision, or vote: to result unfavourably for or to the disadvantage of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] > result unfavourably to to go again ——OE to go against ——a1425 to go hard with1530 a1425 (a1396) R. Maidstone Paraphr. Seven Penitential Psalms (BL Add. 39574) l. 207 in M. Day Wheatley MS (1921) 28 (MED) I drede thy dome aȝeins me goth. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xv. 40 Ye mater was lykely to go yll agaynst the erle. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 112 Neuer thing prospered with me, but it hath gone against me. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vi. 231 The accusation prevailed more than compassion, and the matter went against him. 1680 J. Rushworth Tryal Thomas Earl of Strafford 230 The Major Vote went against Sir Robert Meredith. 1716 T. Baston Thoughts on Trade 68 If he cannot Fee an Attorney to appear for him, he shall have Judgment go against him by Default. 1786 Crit. Rev. June 447 The expense, loss of time, and vexation which falls upon him [sc. the distiller], when disputes happen between him and the excise,..are often attended with his ruin, if judgment goes against him. 1845 L. Lee & E. Smith Deb. Gen. Conf. M.E. Church, 1844 334 The decision went against slavery. 1862 Temple Bar 5 25 The case had gone dead against them from the beginning. 1915 Princeton Alumni Weekly 10 Nov. 154/1 The ‘breaks’ of the game..went against Princeton. 1960 M. Spark Bachelors ii. 19 You're going to leave Alice in a nice pickle if the case goes against you. 2006 B. J. Messamore Canada's Governors Gen., 1847–78 v. 80 The vote went against the government by 64 votes to 50. < as lemmas |
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