against [ə'ɡenst; ə'ɡeinst]
prep.
1. 相反;反对;违反;违背;逆:
例句: against one's will
违心地,违背意愿地
to fight against evil
同邪恶做斗争
2. 撞击;撞着,碰着,顶着,触及,与…相撞,同…冲突:
例句: to push against the door
用力推门
3. 跟…接触:
例句: to throw the ball against the wall
用球击墙
4. 逆行,逆…方向,对着;跟…反方向:
例句: to drive against the traffic
(汽车)逆行against the current
逆流
5. 与…(形成)对照,与…衬托;以…为背景:
例句: green against the gold
金黄色打底的绿色
6. 与…对比,表示对比关系:
例句: He was elected by a majority of 30 votes against 15.
他以30票对15票的多数当选。
7. 紧贴着,紧靠着;毗连;倚靠,凭:
例句: the house against the church
教堂隔壁的房子
8. 以防,防,防备,以备,为…做准备(或防备):
例句: We provided against a poor crop.
我们防备歉收。
9. 以…为交换条件,以…为交换对象,用…交换,以…报答:
例句: to trade one thing against another
以物易物
10. 用…抵付,抵消,作为…的借项;作为(账)上的应收的款项,入(账户)的借方:
例句: Many bills were entered against her accounts.
许多账单被记入她的账户。
11. 对…不利:
例句: an evidence against him
一个对他不利的证据
12. 对着:
例句: The waves were dashing against the shore.
波涛拍打着海岸。
13. 以…为抵抗(或抵御)对象;以…为防御措施:
例句: We are all taking medicine against the cold.
我们都服药以防感冒。
14. 以…为标准;根据:
例句: I checked my watch against GMT.
我以格林尼治时间对表。
15. 以…为竞争对手;与…相竞争:
例句: to work against time
以最快的速度工作
16. [方言]到(某时)之前;不迟于:
例句: We must finish our work against Saturday.
我们必须在星期六之前做完我们的工作。
17. [废语]在…面前;暴露在…中conj.[古语][表示时间]在…之前:
例句: Be ready against mother comes home.
在母亲回家之前准备好。
adj.[通常作表语](对措施、提议等)反对的;对立的;对抗的(尤指成功、机会等)可能性不大的;不利的
短语
1. as against与…比较,比起…来
2. be against(something)
a. 违背,违反,无视,不顾(利益、愿望等)
b. 反对
c. 不利于
3. dead (set) against[口语]断然反对;正对着
4. over against
a. 在…对面;正对着;和…相反
b. 与…形成对照;与…比较起来,和…对比[见over]
5. up against
a. 与…开始接触;与…接触着;接近于
b. [口语]面临…的,面对…的,碰到(困难);遭到(反对)
c. 违抗,顶撞[见up]
6. up against it[美国口语]面临困境的,面临困难的[见up]