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单词 antagonist
释义 antagonist
 /an tag"euh nist/,  n.  
  1. a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
  2. the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work: Iago is the antagonist of Othello.
  3.  Physiol.   a muscle that acts in opposition to another. Cf. agonist (def. 3).
  4.  Dentistry.   a tooth in one jaw that articulates during mastication or occlusion with a tooth in the opposing jaw.
  5.  Pharm.   a drug that counteracts the effects of another drug.
 [1590-1600; < LL antagonista < Gk antagonistés. See ANTAGONIZE, -IST]
 Syn. 1. contestant, enemy, foe. See adversary.
 Ant. 1. ally, friend.
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