释义 |
antagonist /an-tagˈə-nist/ noun- A person who contends or struggles with another
- An opponent
- A muscle that opposes the action of another
- In an organism, something that has an opposite effect
- A drug acting against another drug or other chemical or hormone
adjective Acting against ORIGIN: Gr antagōnistēs, from anti against, and agōn contest. See agony antagˈonism noun - Opposition
- Hostility
- Production of opposing effects, eg in a living body
- Interference with the growth of another organism, eg by using up the food supply or producing an antibiotic substance
antagonistˈic adjective antagonisˈtically adverb antagonīzāˈtion or antagonīsāˈtion noun antagˈonize or antagˈonise transitive verb - To arouse opposition in
- To struggle violently against
- To counteract the action of
|