opposite

【发音】

美 /ˈɑpəzɪt; ˈɑpəsɪt/ 英 /ˈɔpəzɪt/

【翻译】

1. adj.相反的

   英释:as different as possible from something else

【短语】

1. opposite direction : 相反方向；敌对方向

2. opposite sex : 异性

3. just the opposite : 正好相反，恰巧相反

4. opposite side : 对边；相对面

5. opposite party : 对方；对立的一方

6. opposite end : 另一端

7. opposite view : 相反的观点

8. opposite number : 地位对等或相当者；对应物；对应号

9. opposite phase : 反相

10. diametrically opposite : 直径上对置的；正好相反的

11. opposite angle : 对角，对顶角

12. opposite polarity : 相反极性

13. opposite sign : 反号；异号

【例句】

1. I thought the medicine would make him sleep, but it had the opposite effect.

   我以为这药会让他睡觉，但是它却起了反作用。

2. At the opposite extreme, Ashworth’s style is very simple and modern.

   截然相反的是，阿什沃思的风格非常简单和现代。

3. Bob was quicker than Ed? It’s usually the opposite way round.

   鲍勃比埃德快？通常是反过来的。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...M: Actually I have the opposite problem...

2. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...but the Standard American Diet is still the polar opposite of the healthy...

3. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Whereas Pittsburgh has the opposite problem: plenty of nerds...

4. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets－is the very opposite of what our world is becoming...

5. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone or an iPad...

6. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...I sat opposite a man who was so fat he filled more than one seat...

7. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...they are actually in opposite directions...

8. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Male economists point the opposite way: 80% say women are favored or the process is neutral...

9. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are...

10. (2010.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...there is very little traffic in the opposite direction...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.相反的；[植]对面的；对立的

   contrary/adverse/counter/against/cross/

2. n.对立面；反义词

   antithesis/antonym/

3. adv.在对面

   across/

【同根词】

1. adj

   opposed : 相反的；敌对的

   opposing : 反对的；相对的；对面的

   opposable : 可反对的；可相对的

   oppositive : 反对的；相反的

2. adv

   oppositely : 反向地；在相反的位置；面对面

3. n

   opposition : 反对；反对派；在野党；敌对

   opposer : 反对者

4. v

   opposed : 反对（oppose的过去分词）；使对立

   opposing : 反对（oppose的ing形式）

5. vi

   oppose : 反对

6. vt

   oppose : 反对；对抗，抗争