| 词汇 | set-against |
| 释义 | set someone against someonephrasal verb with setverbuk /set/ us /set/present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset to cause one person to argue or fight with another person: 使（某人）同（某人）争论（或斗争）;使（某人）反对（某人） This war has set neighbour against neighbour.这次战争使邻国之间反目成仇。 Arguing & disagreeing agent provocateur alienate alienated argue with someone argumentatively bone conflict flame hammer lock hornsidiom non-circular non-consensual pick piggy in the middle provocateur quarrel quibble says who?idiom the fur fliesidiom throw set something against somethingphrasal verb with setverbuk /set/ us /set/present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset (COMPARE)to consider something in relation to another thing and compare their different qualities or effects: 比较；权衡 You have to set the advantages of the plan against the disadvantages.你得权衡一下这个计划的利弊。 Comparing and contrasting analogy antithesis apple as againstidiom balance something against something comparative contradistinction contrast contrastive contrastively cross-reference measure mutatis mutandis next nonrelative perspective relative shame stack stack up (FINANCE)to use or record one thing, especially the cost of something, in order to reduce or remove the effect of another: 用（尤指费用）抵消，以…冲抵 The cost of business travel and entertainment can be set against tax.出公差和因公娱乐的费用可以不纳税。 Budgeting money balance budget budget something for something budgetary couponing cut back defund draw/pull in your hornsidiom economize economy make ends meetidiom on a shoestringidiom pinch put/lay something on/to one sideidiom save (something) up save on something shoestring skimp tighten your beltidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Accounting set something against something | American Dictionaryset something against somethingphrasal verb with setverbus/set/ to consider one thing in relation to another: He describes the major discoveries in the field, set against the backdrop of how scientists work together. set someone against someone/somethingphrasal verb with setverbus/set/ to cause a person or group to oppose another or to be opposed to something: It’s easy to learn, but most people just have their minds set against it. Generational differences have now set family members against each other. |
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