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单词 opposition
释义
opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

oppositionnoun(DISAGREEMENT)

C1[U]
strongdisagreement:
（强烈的）反对，反抗，对抗
There is a lot of oppositiontotheproposedchanges.对所提出的变革有很多反对意见。
Theunionsareinoppositiontothegovernmentover theissueofincreasingtheminimumwage.工会在提高最低工资一事上强烈反对政府。
More examples
  • Plans todesegregatetheschoolsmetwith opposition.
  • Shelefthomein thefaceofstrongopposition from herparents.
  • Thecompanytook noheedofpublicopposition to theplans.
  • Thestrengthof the opposition wasrathermore than she'dbargainedfor.
  • Theplanfor a newofficetowerwentaheadregardlessoflocalopposition.
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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oppositionnoun(SPORT)

the oppositionC1[S,+ sing/pl verb]
theteamorpersonbeingplayedagainst in asportscompetition:
（体育比赛中的）对方队；对手
The opposition has/have some goodplayersso it should be atoughmatch.对方有一些不错的选手，所以要赢得这场比赛会很艰难。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competitors & participants in sports & games
  • back four
  • baller
  • ballplayer
  • base jumper
  • benchwarmer
  • challenger
  • competitor
  • jumper
  • keeper
  • long-jumper
  • longboarder
  • major league
  • mid-table
  • midfield anchor
  • retire
  • trampolinist
  • trialist
  • triathlete
  • triple jumper
  • triple threat
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the Opposition
noun[S,+ sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
in somepoliticalsystems, theelectedpoliticianswhobelongto thelargestpartythat does notformthegovernment:
反对党
the Leader of the Opposition反对党领袖
The Opposition has/havecondemnedthe government'sproposedtaxincreases.反对党谴责了政府提高税率的提议。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Government ministers & civil servants
  • aide
  • am
  • attorney general
  • backbencher
  • cabinet
  • Foreign Secretary
  • functionary
  • government
  • Home Secretary
  • interministerial
  • private member
  • private secretary
  • Privy Councillor
  • procurator
  • public servant
  • Surgeon General
  • syndic
  • town clerk
  • undersecretary
  • vizier
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(Definition ofoppositionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

opposition| American Dictionary

opposition
noun[U]
us
/ˌɑp·əˈzɪʃ·ən/
disagreementwith something, often byspeakingorfightingagainst it, or (esp. inpolitics) thepeopleorgroupwho are not inpower:
Theproposalfacesstrongopposition.
Theyexpecttodefeatthe opposition.
(Definition ofoppositionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopposition

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What he misses is the tension of unreconciled oppositions and the excitement of an experiment in motion.
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The former is based on simple binary systems of oppositions and can be glossed as the preserve of autonomy.
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Additive relations are considered contrastive when they are exceptions or oppositions, but there is no causal relationship between the segments.
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I would call those oppositions between society and the material world, subject and object, history and nature, dualisms.
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We may then finally be able to resolve the historical oppositions between events and structure, between agency a nd evolution, between processual and postprocessual approaches.
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To sum up, the conventional understanding of market relationships can be expressed by two oppositions: market/social and self-regarding/ self-sacrificing.
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In practical terms, these gendered oppositions contributed substantially to the shape of repression in the postwar period.
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In most of these cases, what one actually finds are typical local oppositions, loyal to statewide powerholders and organised along familiar clientelistic and personalistic lines.
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What interactional resources are used to create, display, sustain, and escalate social oppositions?
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Thus, were the opposition's dilatory tactics particularly troublesome, time could be extended.
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Proposition 2b predicts that the government's agenda will become either less contentious or smaller or both when the opposition's power to delay is enhanced.
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Considering the circumstances, one can argue that these simple, structured binary oppositions did have some logical appeal.
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The ordering of oppositions on the stressed levels is determined by means of the phonic substance that differentiates the forms.
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The two groups and their identities, in other words, were and still are constituted through an array of dialectic oppositions.
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The second set corresponds to those morphosyntactic properties that reflect syntactic or semantic oppositions such as tense or agreement.
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Collocationswithopposition

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active opposition
Later also, some mothers'activeoppositionto the scheme was referred to in committee meetings.
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armed opposition
A catalyst was needed to translate feelings of resentment and alienation into a broader theme ofarmedopposition.
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binary opposition
This would seem to be a furtherbinaryoppositionin her work.
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