In addition to the uses shown below, against is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘come up against’, ‘guard against’, and ‘hold against’.
除下列用法外,against还可用于come up against, guard against, hold against等短语动词中。
1 PREP 紧靠;倚;碰 If one thing is leaning or pressing
against another, it is touching it.
紧靠;倚;碰 SYN beside,
on,
up against,
in contact with 2 PREP 反对(计划、政策、制度等) If you are
against something such as a plan, policy, or system, you think it is wrong, bad, or stupid.
反对(计划、政策、制度等) -
Taxes are unpopular — it is understandable that voters are against them.
税收不受欢迎—选民们反对是可以理解的。
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Joan was very much against commencing drug treatment.
琼极力反对进行药物治疗。
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...a march to protest against job losses.
反对失业的游行
Against is also an adverb.
3 PREP 与…竞争;与…对阵 If you compete
against someone in a game, you try to beat them.
与…竞争;与…对阵 -
The tour will include games against the Australian Barbarians.
这次巡回赛将包括和澳大利亚野人队的比赛。
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Billy Hardy has pulled out of his second fight against Noel Carroll after a training accident.
一次训练事故之后,比利·哈迪退出了和诺埃尔·卡罗尔的第二次比赛。
4 PREP 反对;对抗 If you take action
against someone or something, you try to harm them.
反对;对抗 -
Security forces are still using violence against opponents of the government.
安全部队仍然在使用武力镇压反对政府的人。
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...an upsurge in racism against immigrants.
对移民的种族歧视的高涨
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The demonstration itself was against the Government's new Community Charge.
游行本身反对的是政府新出台的“人头税”。
5 PREP 制止;预防;阻止 If you take action
against a possible future event, you try to prevent it.
制止;预防;阻止 -
...the fight against crime.
打击犯罪
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They are arguing against hospital closures.
他们据理反对关闭医院。
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I must warn you against raising your hopes.
我必须警告你不要期望过高。
6 PREP 违背,违抗(愿望、劝告或命令) If you do something
against someone's wishes, advice, or orders, you do not do what they want you to do or tell you to do.
违背,违抗(愿望、劝告或命令) SYN in defiance of, resisting, in spite of, in the face of
7 PREP 防备 If you do something in order to protect yourself
against something unpleasant or harmful, you do something which will make its effects on you less serious if it happens.
防备 8 PHRASE 不喜欢;对…存有芥蒂 If you
have something
against someone or something, you dislike them.
不喜欢;对…存有芥蒂 9 PREP 违反(法律或规则) If something is
against the law or
against the rules, there is a law or a rule which says that you must not do it.
违反(法律或规则) 10 PREP 迎着;逆着 If you are moving
against a current, tide, or wind, you are moving in the opposite direction to it.
迎着;逆着 -
...swimming upstream against the current.
逆流往上游泳
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They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.
他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。
SYN in opposition to,
resisting,
versus,
counter to 11 PREP 以…为背景 If something happens or is considered
against a particular background of events, it is considered in relation to those events, because those events are relevant to it.
以…为背景 -
The Pope has sent a message appealing for unity in his homeland, against a background of divisions in the Solidarity movement.
团结运动中各派搞分裂,在此情况下教皇发出号召,呼吁祖国保持团结。
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The profits rise was achieved against a backdrop of falling metal prices.
在金属价格下跌的背景下,利润提高了。
12 PREP 和…对比;对照 If something is measured or valued
against something else, it is measured or valued by comparing it with the other thing.
和…对比;对照 -
Our policy has to be judged against a clear test: will it improve the standard of education?.
对我们的政策作出评判必须根据一条明确的准则:它是否会提高教育的水准?
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Check the operator's productivity against agreed targets.
根据既定目标检验操作员的效率。
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The US dollar is down against most foreign currencies today.
今天美元对大多数外汇的比价都有所下降。
SYN in comparison to, in return for, in compensation for, in exchange against
13 PHRASE 与…相对;与…比较 If you discuss a particular set of facts or figures
as against another set, you are comparing or contrasting the two sets of facts or figures.
与…相对;与…比较 -
Over 50% of divorced men regretted their divorce, as against 25% of women.
离婚男性中有50%以上后悔离婚,与此相对,女性只有25%。
14 PREP 不利于 The odds
against something happening are the chances or odds that it will not happen.
不利于 Against is also an adverb.
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