英语词汇“against”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	against
释义	against I. \əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or (less often in stand than in substand speech) -in-\ preposition Etymology: Middle English against, agenst, ayenst, alteration of againes, agenes, ayenes, from again, agen, ayen, preposition + -es -'s 1. a. : directly opposite : in front of : facing < America seems to stand against it with a fire extinguisher and … gets burned — E.A.Mowrer > — often used with preceding over b. obsolete : in the presence of : exposed to : with < those boughs which shake against the cold — Shakespeare > 2. a. : from an opposite direction and into contact with : upon < the fighter was knocked back against the ropes > b. : in contact with : touching < against the walls of … the houses … were pear trees — Ernest Hemingway > c. : close to : beside, near < ships lay against the walls — Daniel Defoe > 3. : in a direction opposite to the course or motion of : counter to < they sailed against the wind > < a ground swell running against the new education — Paul Woodring > 4. a. : in opposition or hostility to < stood steadfast against alumni pressure — J.B.Conant > < a successful campaign against the enemy > b. : not in conformity with : contrary to < offenses against the law > < forced to act against his conscience > c. : in spite of : notwithstanding < succeeded against many handicaps > d. : in competition with < a race run against the clock > 5. a. : as a defense or protection from : in resistance to < puffed his cigar against the mosquitoes — Claud Cockburn > < at wit's end what to do against the inexorable ticking of the clock — G.J.Nathan > b. : in the face of : from < to protect their native subjects against the rapacity of some … business communities — W.T.Stace > 6. : compared with or contrasted to < the importance of space as against time and of time as against space — A.N.Whitehead > < net profits of 80 cents a share against 70 cents last year > 7. : in preparation or provision for : in anticipation of < silver coins hoarded against a day of need — W.P.Webb > 8. : with respect to : relating to : toward < customs which had the force of law against both lord and tenant — E.C.Smith > 9. a. : in the opposite scale to : as a counterbalance to < his pride in his own prestige is set against his kindness to younger writers — P.M.Fulcher > b. : in exchange for : in return for < the free-market rate against dollars was 302 francs > c. : as a charge upon : to the debit of < to make today's purchases against tomorrow's earnings > 10. : having as background: as a. : before the surface or expanse of < the rain is dark against the white sky — Amy Lowell > < against this background the developments of the last two … years are … easy to grasp — Barbara Ward > b. : above the sound of < talking against the music > 11. dialect : not later than : by the time of < to leave against noon > • - against the grain - against the sun - against time II. conjunction Etymology: Middle English against, agenst, ayenst, from against, agenst, ayenst, preposition 1. now chiefly dialect : before : by the time that 2. now chiefly dialect : in readiness for the time when
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