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词汇 opposite
释义 opposite
adjective
uk /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ us /ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/

oppositeadjective (DIFFERENT)


B2
completely different: 完全不同的,截然相反的,迥然不同的
opposite toYou'd never know they're sisters - they're completely opposite to each other in every way.你怎么也不会知道她们是姐妹——她们各方面都全然不同。
opposite effectPolice attempts to calm the violence had the opposite effect.警方试图平息暴力活动,却适得其反。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

completely different
oppositeTheir two daughters may look alike, but they are completely opposite to one another.
polar oppositesLove and hate are polar opposites.
identicalHis opinions are identical to his spouse's.
antitheticalHis actions were absolutely antithetical to our code of conduct.
converseIf we ask what a citizen must sacrifice for the good of the nation, we must ask the converse question: what will the nation sacrifice for the good of its citizens?
The two politicians have diametrically opposite points of view.
Two of the president's chief advisors have staked out opposite positions on this issue.
He held the opposite view to his brother.
The witnesses gave opposite accounts of who caused the accident.
The movie was supposed to be scary, but it had the opposite effect on him.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Opposites
antinome
antithesis
antithetical
antonymous
anything
countervailing force
diametric
diametrical
dichotomist
dichotomous
exactly
extreme
flip side
or otherwiseidiom
otherwise
polarity
pole
poles apartidiom
reverse
vice versa

oppositeadjective (FACING)


B1
being in a position on the other side; facing: 另一边的,相反的,对面的
My brother and I live on opposite sides of the city.我哥哥和我住在城里两个方向相反的区。
The map on the opposite page shows where these birds commonly breed.对页上的地图表明这些鸟一般在什么地方交配繁衍。
opposite (to/from)They sat at opposite ends of the table (to/from each other), refusing to talk.他们坐在桌子的两端,彼此互不搭理。
facing the speaker or stated person or thing: (在说话者、所指的人或物)对面的
If you want to buy tickets, you need to go to the counter opposite.如果想买票,你得去对面的柜台。
Who owns that house opposite (= on the other side of the road)?对面那栋房子的主人是谁?
sport specialized
In baseball, the opposite field is the right side of the field for a right-handed batter (= the person who hits the ball) or the left side of the field for a left-handed batter:
He hit a home run to the opposite field.
Wilson hit the pitch the opposite way for a single.
"No, go that way, " I said, pointing in the opposite direction.“不对,往那边走,”我一边说一边指着相反的方向。
These two men might be thought to represent the opposite poles of economic ideology.这两个人可能被认为是两种截然相反的经济思想体系的代表者。
By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast.当我们到达对岸时,船正在快速下沉。
Firmly secure the two uprights to opposite walls in the alcove and then slot the shelves in between them.
They drove away in opposite directions.他们朝相反的方向驶去。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Through, across, opposite and against
across
across countryidiom
against
agin
along
catty-corner
country
cross
front
give
give onto something
kitty-corner
on
other
over
overland
thru
to
trans

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Baseball & rounders
opposite
preposition
uk /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ us /ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
A2
in a position facing someone or something but on the other side: 与…相对;在…对面
We're in the building opposite the government offices.我们在正对着政府办公楼的大楼里。
They sat opposite each other.他们面对面地坐着。
Put a tick opposite (= next to) the answer that you think is correct.在你认为正确的答案旁边打个勾。
 act/play/star opposite someone
to act a part in a film or play with someone as a partner: (在电影或戏剧中)与(某人)联袂出演,与(某人)合演
Katharine Hepburn played opposite Henry Fonda in many films.凯瑟琳‧赫本在许多电影中与亨利‧方达联袂出演。
We're in the very modern-looking building opposite the station.我们在车站对面那座非常现代化的大楼里。
I live bang opposite the cinema.
A thin, bearded man sat opposite me on the train.火车上,一个瘦瘦的、留着山羊胡的男人坐在我对面。
The woman seated opposite him refused to stop staring at him.
The women sitting opposite us were gazing admiringly at baby Joe.坐在我们对面的女人们正钦佩地注视着婴儿小乔。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Through, across, opposite and against
across
across countryidiom
against
agin
along
catty-corner
country
cross
front
give
give onto something
kitty-corner
on
other
over
overland
thru
to
trans

Grammar



Opposite or in front of?
Opposite as a preposition means ‘in a position facing someone or something but on the other side’: …
opposite
noun[ Coften singular ]
uk /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ us /ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
B1
something or someone that is completely different from another person or thing: 对立的物(或人);对立面;反面
the oppositeMy father is a very calm person, but my mother is just the opposite.我父亲是个非常沉着的人,而我母亲则正好相反。
the exact oppositeShe's turned out to be the exact opposite of what everyone expected.结果表明她是一个和大家的期盼恰恰相反的人。
the opposite ofThe opposite of "fast" is "slow".fast(快)的反义词是 slow(慢)。
opposites attractPeople say opposites attract.他们总是说相异相吸。
Synonyms
antonymspecialized
the inverseformal
Compare
synonym
While claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.虽然刊登广告的一方声称要宣传女性的正面形象,但实际的所作所为却往往恰恰相反。
She's very thoughtful - the direct opposite of her sister.她想得很周到——和她姐姐截然相反。
No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact.不,不累。恰恰相反,我感觉精力还很充沛。
What's the opposite of 'steep'?
I don't dislike him - quite the opposite, actually.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Opposites
antinome
antithesis
antithetical
antonymous
anything
countervailing force
diametric
diametrical
dichotomist
dichotomous
exactly
extreme
flip side
or otherwiseidiom
otherwise
polarity
pole
poles apartidiom
reverse
vice versa

Grammar



Oppositeness
Most common adjectives are members of a pair of opposites (antonyms): …

Gradable opposites (antonyms)
The most common gradable adjectives can be grouped into pairs of opposites (antonyms) which refer to features like height: short – tall; heat: hot – cold, size; big – small, etc. These adjectives are at the upper and lower parts of an open-ended scale (a scale with no maximum or minimum): …
opposite
adverb
uk /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ us /ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
B1
in a position facing someone or something but on the other side: 与…相对;在…对面
She asked the man sitting opposite whether he'd mind if she opened the window.她问坐在对面的那位男子是否介意她把窗打开。
The people who live opposite (= on the other side of the road) are always making a lot of noise.住在马路对面的人总是很闹腾。
Synonym
face-to-face
Compare
in front
I asked the woman opposite if I could use her phone.
I was on the metro this morning when for no apparent reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.
I went to the bank opposite.
The house opposite is owned by an Italian family.
The ball ended up in the field opposite.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Through, across, opposite and against
across
across countryidiom
against
agin
along
catty-corner
country
cross
front
give
give onto something
kitty-corner
on
other
over
overland
thru
to
trans

opposite | American Dictionary


opposite
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈɑp·ə·zɪt, -sɪt/

oppositeadjective[not gradable] (DIFFERENT)


completely different:
We turned and walked in the opposite direction.
People often believe the exact opposite of what you tell them.
His efforts to intimidate his enemies produced just the opposite effect (= made them braver).
opposite
preposition, adjective, adverb[ not gradable ]
us/ˈɑp·ə·zɪt, -sɪt/

oppositepreposition, adjective, adverb[not gradable] (FACING)


being in a position on the other side; facing:
The two settlements are on opposite sides of the river.
We’re in the building opposite the gas station.
She asked the man sitting opposite if she could borrow his newspaper.

opposite | Business English


opposite
adjective
uk /ˈɒpəzɪt/us
completely different:
opposite to sthThis year's conference is completely opposite to last year's, which was very poorly attended.
The new rates of pay were intended to increase staff morale, but they had the opposite effect.
in a position on the other side to something:
the opposite side/end/edge to sthWe're on the opposite side of the city to the airport.
facing you or facing someone or something:
If you want to buy tickets, you need to go to the counter opposite.
opposite
preposition
uk /ˈɒpəzɪt/us
in a position facing someone or something but on the other side:
We're in the building opposite the government offices.
They sat opposite each other.
opposite
noun[ C,usually singular ]
uk /ˈɒpəzɪt/us
something or someone that is completely different from another person or thing:
the opposite of sth/sbShe tends to do the opposite of what people expect.
The new CEO is the exact opposite of his predecessor.
We thought negotiations would be easy, but they were just the opposite.
opposite
adverb
uk /ˈɒpəzɪt/us
in a position facing someone or something but on the other side:
The offices will be on this side of the road, and the warehouse will be built opposite.

Examples of opposite


opposite
The opposite direction was created by reversing the order.
This apparent discrepancy actually makes sense under the view that both experiments capture opposite sides of children's understanding of indirect requests.
The opposite direction of this implication, that is, the completeness of the logical relations with respect to contextual equivalence remains future work.
If central powers tended to do the same for opposite reasons, their attitude towards non-bureaucratic opinion alternated between indifference and hostility.
But the government's judgement was quite the opposite.
Cells of opposite polarity to the central reference cell are shown in red and those of the same polarity in green.
However, the opposite trend, albeit diminished, was seen at the soma, where the unconfined distribution was more effective than the clustered distribution.
A control of order -1 has the opposite behaviour: a direct relationship between rate of change of the control's value and the dimension's value.
In the most general sense, these limits are the limits of generalization, in opposite directions.
Indeed, he takes pains on every one of these counts to show that the opposite is closer to the truth.
I showed that finite control demonstrates the opposite problem of resource surplus.
Here time discipline is put to the service not of virtuous self-culture, but the opposite, the degradation of the operatives as moral beings.
The changes in spectral sensitivity associated with this interference can be substantial, because the effects on the signals from the two cone types are opposite.
The literature is full of unproven claims about what is a good feature - and equally blunt statements to the opposite.
These scholars rarely consider the opposite-that these writings may not actually be disseminated to the population at large in a manner that is sociopolitically consequential.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations withopposite


opposite

These are words often used in combination with opposite.

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absolute opposite
That is the absolute opposite of the truth.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
binary opposites
It helps to reinforce binary opposites: us and them, self and other, objective and subjective, general and local.
complete opposite
It is the completeopposite of the instinctive human reaction to pain: the deliberate, conscious attempt to feel as much physical anguish as possible.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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