| 单词 | opposite |
| 释义 | adjective | preposition | noun | adverb oppositeopposite1 /ˈɑpəzɪt, -sɪt/ ●●● S3 W2 adjective 1as different as possible from something else: two words with opposite meanings We thought the medicine would make him sleep, but it had the opposite effect.opposite to Everything turned out opposite to the way I planned.2on the other side of the same area, often directly across from it: I think our hotel is on the opposite side of the street. We work at opposite ends of the building.3the opposite direction, way, etc. is directly away from someone or something: She turned and ran in the opposite direction.4the opposite sex people of the other sex: attraction to the opposite sex5somebody’s opposite number someone who has the same job in another similar organization adjective | preposition | noun | adverb oppositeopposite2 ●●○ preposition 1if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other: Put the piano opposite the sofa. → see Word Choice at front12play/star/appear opposite somebody to act with another person in a movie or play as one of the main characters adjective | preposition | noun | adverb oppositeopposite3 ●●○ noun [countable] 1a person or thing that is as different as possible from someone or something else: The two sisters are complete opposites.the opposite (of somebody/something) The results were the opposite of what we expected. Eileen’s parents are very formal, but mine are just the opposite.2opposites attract said to explain the romantic attraction between two people who are very different from each other3math one of a pair of positive and negative numbers that are the same distance away from zero, but in the opposite direction. For example, +8 and −8 are opposites. The sum of opposite numbers is zero. adjective | preposition | noun | adverb oppositeopposite4 adverb in a position on the other side of the same area: My cousin was sitting opposite. → see Word Choice at front1 |
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