| 单词 | to be against |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be against c. Opposed or unfavourable to; to the detriment of. Frequently in to be against (someone or something). Cf. for prep. 7a, in favour of at favour n. 6. 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- 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 5th Serm. sig. Qviiiv One wil say peraduenture, you speake vnsemely and inconueniently so to be agaynste the officers. 1611 H. Broughton Require of Agreement 31 So Rock is expreslie against Rome, not for it. 1662 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1920) 25 Let him pretend sicknesse and that his phisitions are against his travelling. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. x. 47 I am not against shewing to him all I write. 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. iii. 350 Experience..told more and more against the ordinary militia. 1849 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (rev. ed.) xiv. 156 His..awkward manners were against him. 1885 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. I. 262/2 Odor and expense serve to tell against eucalyptus preparations. 1933 J. H. McKee Coolidge: Wit & Wisdom 4 ‘What did he say about sin?’ ‘He was against it.’ 1997 Guardian 21 Apr. i. 18/7 And I am against dogs which proclaim anything except dogness—elegant borzoi, svelte dachshunds and carefully groomed poodles. < as lemmas |
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