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单词 contrary
释义
contrary
noun[S]
formal
uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.tre.ri/
the contrary
theopposite:
相反；反面；对立面；相反事物
I wasworriedthat it might be too hard for me but itturnedout the contrary wastrue.我原来担心那可能对我来说太难了，可是我发现恰恰相反。
Hisdeathwill beconsideredaccidentalunlessthe contrary isshownbyexistingevidence.
Generallylowerunemploymentratescanhaltinflation, but the contraryseemsto be thecasetoday.
on the contrary
B2
used to show that youthinkorfeeltheoppositeof what has just beenstated:
正相反，恰恰相反
"Ithoughtyou said thefilmwasexciting?" "On the contrary, Inearlyfellasleephalfway through it!"“你不觉得这部电影很精彩吗？”“正相反，看到一半我差点睡着！”
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to the contrary
C1
saying orshowingtheopposite:
正相反的，恰恰相反的
For alongtimeit wasthoughtto be aharmlesssubstance, but we now haveproof/evidenceto the contrary.长期以来这种物质被认为是无害的，但最近我们有了相反的证据。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposites
  • antinome
  • antithesis
  • antithetical
  • antonymous
  • anything
  • counterpose
  • dichotomous
  • dichotomy
  • exactly
  • flip side
  • go into reverseidiom
  • inverse
  • or otherwiseidiom
  • otherwise
  • polar
  • polarity
  • pole
  • poles apartidiom
  • reverse
  • vice versa
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contrary
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri//kənˈtreə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.trɚ.i//kənˈtrer.i/

contraryadjective(OPPOSITE)

C1uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.tre-/
opposite:
相反的，对立的；完全不同的
a contrarypointofview相反的观点
Contrarytoallourexpectations, hefounda well-paidjoband anicegirlfriend.出乎我们的意料，他找到了一份报酬不菲的工作和一个漂亮的女友。
contrary to popular opinionuk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.tre-/
in a different way from what mostpeoplebelieve:
与大多数人的看法不同
Contrary topopularopinion, I don'tdyemyhair!与大多数人的想法不同，我不染头发！
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposing & against
  • ad hominem
  • alienate
  • alienated
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • anti-boycott
  • antithetical
  • insurgent
  • nimby
  • nimbyism
  • non-confidence
  • object
  • oppositional
  • outcry
  • protest
  • raise
  • resistant
  • sail against the windidiom
  • versus
  • virulent
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contraryadjective(NOT REASONABLE)

uk
/kənˈtreə.ri/us
/-ˈtrer.i/
A contrarypersonwantstodisagreewith andannoyotherpeople:
乖戾的；故意作对的；执拗的
He doesn't reallymeanit - he's just being contrary.这不是他的本意——他只是在故意作对。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Annoying
  • accursed
  • aggravating
  • annoying
  • annoyingly
  • ball-ache
  • damnable
  • damnably
  • exasperating
  • exasperatingly
  • gadfly
  • irritating
  • irritatingly
  • limit
  • maddening
  • mither
  • rag onsomeone
  • sick-making
  • sickening
  • sickeningly
  • spiteful
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(Definition ofcontraryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
contrary
noun[S]
formal
uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.tre.ri/
the contrary
theopposite
相反；反面；对立面；相反事物
I wasworriedthat it might be too hard for me but itturnedout the contrary wastrue.我原来担心那可能对我来说太难了，可是我发现恰恰相反。
on the contrary
B2
used to show that youthinkorfeeltheoppositeof what has just beenstated
正相反，恰恰相反
"Ithoughtyou said thefilmwasexciting?" "On the contrary, Inearlyfellasleephalfway through it!"“你不觉得这部电影很精彩吗？”“正相反，看到一半我差点睡着！”
to the contrary
C1
saying orshowingtheopposite
正相反的，恰恰相反的
For alongtimeit wasthoughtto be aharmlesssubstance, but we now haveproof/evidenceto the contrary.长期以来这种物质被认为是无害的，但最近我们有了相反的证据。
contrary
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri//kənˈtreə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.trɚ.i//kənˈtrer.i/

contraryadjective(OPPOSITE)

C1uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.tre-/
opposite
相反的，对立的；完全不同的
a contrarypointofview相反的观点
Contrarytoallourexpectations, hefounda well-paidjoband anicegirlfriend.出乎我们的意料，他找到了一份报酬不菲的工作和一个漂亮的女友。
contrary to popular opinionuk
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri/us
/ˈkɑːn.tre-/
in a different way from what mostpeoplebelieve
与大多数人的看法不同
Contrary topopularopinion, I don'tdyemyhair!与大多数人的想法不同，我不染头发！

contraryadjective(NOT REASONABLE)

uk
/kənˈtreə.ri/us
/-ˈtrer.i/
A contrarypersonwantstodisagreewith andannoyotherpeople.
乖戾的；故意作对的；执拗的
He doesn't reallymeanit - he's just being contrary.这不是他的本意——他只是在故意作对。

contrary| American Dictionary

contrary
noun[U]
us
/ˈkɑnˌtrer·i/

contrarynoun[U](THE OPPOSITE)

afactoropinionthat is theoppositeof one alreadystated:
Weexpectedtheplayto be abore, but the contrary wastrue.

Idiom

on the contrary
contrary
adjective
us
/ˈkɑnˌtrer·i/

contraryadjective(OPPOSITE)

opposing;opposite:
Mostpeoplesupportedtheproposal, but Lizexpresseda contraryopinion.
contrary
adjective
us
/kənˈtrer·i,ˈkɑnˌtrer·i/
(of aperson)intentionallywantingtodisagreewith andannoyotherpeople:
I’m in a contrarymood– I don’tfeellikepracticingtoday.
(Definition ofcontraryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontrary

contrary
The main discussion is in chapter 10, concerning opposites that are contraries, which is found at 11b32-12a25.
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A positive response requires giving reasons why we should accept the claim that ' will ' and 'will not ' are contraries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What are the contraries of these things, for which we ought to seek in order to put them right?
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Hansard archive
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Twocontraryapproaches have been taken to this evidence.
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On thecontrary, it is intended to uphold authority.
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As a result, such approaches seem inevitably linked to colonialism and racism, despite their practitioners' claims to thecontrary.
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I am assuming, in the absence of evidence to thecontrary, that the three-voice version precedes the four-voice version.
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The known items, to thecontrary, do show a developmental change with age.
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On thecontrary, interphrasal violations were number verbal agreement between the noun and the verb.
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On thecontrary, the factory often provided steady work, a stable wage and a world in which with a little luck one could ascend.
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Nevertheless, in the absence of evidence to thecontrary, this principle seems a logical one.
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Refusing to tolerate them iscontrary, not complementary, to education.
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Perhaps the function of counting is exactly to combine thecontrarymeanings of individuation and counting.
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Contraryto predictions, the writers did not perform better.
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The headlines ignoredcontraryevidence, and presented 'facts' boldly, singularly and uniformly.
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