| 单词 | set against |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set against —— to set against —— ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > show hostility to [verb (transitive)] to set against ——c1330 ill-favour1899 snout1916 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures fangc1320 hurtlec1374 impugnc1384 weighc1386 to fall upon ——a1398 to start on ——a1398 oppugn?1435 to lay to, untoa1500 onseta1522 wipe1523 to set against ——1542 to fall aboard——1593 aggress1596 to fall foul1602 attack1613 appugn1615 to set upon ——1639 to fall on ——1641 to lay home, hard, hardly to1650 tack1720 bombard1766 savage1796 to pitch into ——1823 to begin upon a personc1825 bulldog1842 to down on (also upon)a1848 to set at ——1849 to start on ——a1851 to start in on1859 set on at or to1862 to let into1872 to go for ——1890 swash1890 slog1891 to get at ——1893 tee1955 c1330 Arth. & Merl. 4874 Þis paiens..oȝains þis children set. a1400–50 Wars Alex. 2082 I my-selfe with a sowme set þaim agayns. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 333 He spared not to sette against Philippus wt moste vehemente oracions. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 147 You all are bent To set against mee. View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. xix. 8 The nations set against him on euery side. View more context for this quotation 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Mark vii. 9 You think it very well done, to set against Godliness and God's own Laws. 2. To compensate, balance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance gaina1375 counterpoise1393 peisea1400 weigh1583 set1589 poise1600 to weigh against, again1600 affront1609 balance1624 cancel1633 counterbalance1636 counterpose1636 compensate1656 equilibriatea1657 outset1656 equiponderate1661 equipoise1664 equibalance1665 offset1673 countersway1710 to set off1749 counterweigh1825 equilibrate1829 to set against ——1832 equilibrize1833 1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad vii. 104 Such a fright as we have had will set against a great deal of the good. 3. To move in a direction opposed to. 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- 1859 T. Parker Exper. as Minister in Wks. (1865) XII. 318 Public opinion, now setting against this beastly vice. 1889 C. Larking With Everything against Her III. xi. 245 On the last day luck set dead against her. to set (a person) against a. To place in a position of hostility or opposition; to cause to be hostile or antagonistic; to pit (one) against (another). to set (a person) against, to cause him to have an antipathy for.to set one's face against: see face n. Phrases 9b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > set in opposition set1297 gain-set1435 matchc1440 oppone1463 to set upa1586 oppose1600 counterpone1629 antipose1631 antipathize1667 pit1754 antagonize1849 the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > show hostility to [verb (transitive)] > place in position of opposition set1297 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 9375 Vor setteþ him one hardeliche aȝen an hondred to wende. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xxvi. 5 If castels be set agaynes me my hert shal not drede. c1420 in 26 Pol. Poems 108 Why settyst þou þy herte aȝen resoun? 1576 G. Gascoigne Droomme of Doomes Day in Wks. (1910) II. 308 To set our owne wicked wills directly against his most holy will. 1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 261 He wonders that any man should set his wit against it. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) Why wou'd ye set such a Man against ye? 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. x. 253 Set a brave spirit, then, against your fortune. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. ii. iv. 115 Man has been set against man. 1876 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxxvi, in Monthly Packet May 416 Henry VIII. tried to set François against it. 1884 Manch. Examiner 25 June 5/2 The story..set people against a useful article of fish food. 1891 G. M. Fenn Mahme Nousie II. iii. 54 You have been setting her against me. < as lemmas |
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