You'd neverknowthey'resisters- they'recompletelyoppositetoeach 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。
Policeattemptstocalmtheviolencehad the oppositeeffect.警方试图平息暴力活动，却适得其反。
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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?
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The twopoliticianshavediametricallyoppositepointsofview.
Two of the president'schiefadvisorshavestakedout oppositepositionson thisissue.
Acting opposite Garcia was, she said, adreamcometrue.
She hastwiceplayedopposite hermother.
Thesequelseeshimplayingopposite his real-lifewife.
Shestarredopposite Cruise in Jerry Maquire.
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We're in the very modern-lookingbuildingopposite thestation.
Ilivebangopposite thecinema.
Athin,beardedmansatopposite me on thetrain.
The womanseatedopposite himrefusedtostopstaringat him.
The womensittingopposite us weregazingadmiringlyatbabyJoe.
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Through, across, opposite and against
across
across countryidiom
against
agin
along
catty-corner
country
front
give
kitty-corner
on
other
overland
through
thru
to
trans
unblock
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Grammar
Oppositeorin 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 iscompletelydifferent from anotherpersonor thing:
对立的物（或人）；对立面；反面
Myfatheris a verycalmperson, but mymotheris justtheopposite.我父亲是个非常沉着的人，而我母亲则正好相反。
She'sturnedout to betheexactopposite of what everyoneexpected.结果表明她是一个和大家的期盼恰恰相反的人。
Theoppositeof"fast" is "slow".fast（快）的反义词是 slow（慢）。
People say oppositesattract.他们总是说相异相吸。
Synonyms
antonymspecialized
theinverseformal
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Whileclaimingtopromotepositiveimagesof women, advertisers are infactdoing the very opposite.
She's verythoughtful- thedirectopposite of hersister.
No, I'm nottired. Rather the opposite infact.
What's the opposite of 'steep'?
I don'tdislikehim -quitethe opposite,actually.
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Opposites
antinome
antithesis
antithetical
antonymous
anything
counterpose
countervailing
dichotomous
dichotomy
exactly
flip side
go into reverseidiom
inverse
otherwise
polar
polarity
pole
poles apartidiom
reverse
vice versa
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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 apositionfacingsomeone or something but on the otherside:
If youwanttobuytickets, you need to go to thecounteropposite.如果想买票，你得去对面的柜台。
Whoownsthathouseopposite(= on the othersideof theroad)?对面那栋房子的主人是谁？
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"No, go that way, " I said,pointingin the oppositedirection.
These two men might bethoughttorepresentthe oppositepolesofeconomicideology.
By thetimewereachedthe oppositebank, theboatwassinkingfast.
Firmlysecurethe twouprightsto oppositewallsin thealcoveand thenslottheshelvesin between them.
Theydroveaway in oppositedirections.
opposite
preposition
uk/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/us/ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
A2
in apositionfacingsomeone or something but on the otherside
与…相对；在…对面
We're in thebuildingopposite thegovernmentoffices.我们在正对着政府办公楼的大楼里。
Theysatopposite each other.他们面对面地坐着。
Put atickopposite(= next to)theanswerthat youthinkiscorrect.在你认为正确的答案旁边打个勾。
act/play/star oppositesb
toactapartin afilmorplaywith someone as apartner
（在电影或戏剧中）与（某人）联袂出演，与（某人）合演
Katharine Hepburnplayedopposite Henry Fonda in manyfilms.凯瑟琳‧赫本在许多电影中与亨利‧方达联袂出演。
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We're in the very modern-lookingbuildingopposite thestation.
Ilivebangopposite thecinema.
Athin,beardedmansatopposite me on thetrain.
The womanseatedopposite himrefusedtostopstaringat him.
The womensittingopposite us weregazingadmiringlyatbabyJoe.
Grammar
Oppositeorin 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 iscompletelydifferent from anotherpersonor thing
对立的物（或人）；对立面；反面
Myfatheris a verycalmperson, but mymotheris justtheopposite.我父亲是个非常沉着的人，而我母亲则正好相反。
She'sturnedout to betheexactopposite of what everyoneexpected.结果表明她是一个和大家的期盼恰恰相反的人。
Theoppositeof"fast" is "slow".fast（快）的反义词是 slow（慢）。
People say oppositesattract.他们总是说相异相吸。
More examples
Whileclaimingtopromotepositiveimagesof women, advertisers are infactdoing the very opposite.
She's verythoughtful- thedirectopposite of hersister.
No, I'm nottired. Rather the opposite infact.
What's the opposite of 'steep'?
I don'tdislikehim -quitethe opposite,actually.
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 apositionfacingsomeone or something but on the otherside
Theoppositedirection was created by reversing the order.
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This apparent discrepancy actually makes sense under the view that both experiments captureoppositesides of children's understanding of indirect requests.
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Theoppositedirection of this implication, that is, the completeness of the logical relations with respect to contextual equivalence remains future work.
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If central powers tended to do the same foroppositereasons, their attitude towards non-bureaucratic opinion alternated between indifference and hostility.
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But the government's judgement was quite theopposite.
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Cells ofoppositepolarity to the central reference cell are shown in red and those of the same polarity in green.
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However, theoppositetrend, albeit diminished, was seen at the soma, where the unconfined distribution was more effective than the clustered distribution.
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A control of order -1 has theoppositebehaviour: a direct relationship between rate of change of the control's value and the dimension's value.
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In the most general sense, these limits are the limits of generalization, inoppositedirections.
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Indeed, he takes pains on every one of these counts to show that theoppositeis closer to the truth.
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I showed that finite control demonstrates theoppositeproblem of resource surplus.
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Here time discipline is put to the service not of virtuous self-culture, but theopposite, the degradation of the operatives as moral beings.
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The changes in spectral sensitivity associated with this interference can be substantial, because the effects on the signals from the two cone types areopposite.
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The literature is full of unproven claims about what is a good feature - and equally blunt statements to theopposite.
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These scholars rarely consider theopposite-that these writings may not actually be disseminated to the population at large in a manner that is sociopolitically consequential.
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opposite
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absolute opposite
That is the absolute opposite of the truth.
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binary opposites
It helps to reinforce binary opposites: us and them, self and other, objective and subjective, general and local.
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complete opposite
It is thecompleteoppositeof the instinctive human reaction to pain: the deliberate, conscious attempt to feel as much physical anguish as possible.
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