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单词 set against
释义

set against

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verb (tr, preposition)

to balance or compareto set a person's faults against his virtues
to cause to be hostile or unfriendly to

Words nearby set against

Sesto San Giovanni, set, seta, set about, setaceous, set against, set an example, set apart, set a precedent, setaria, set-aside
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Idioms and Phrases with set against

set against

Be or cause someone to be opposed to, as in Civil wars often set brother against brother, or The police chief's critics were set against his officers. [Late 1200s] Also see dead set against.

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