opposition

英 [ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn]

美 [ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃn]

n.  (强烈的)反对，反抗，对抗; (事业、竞赛、游戏等的)对手，敌手，竞争者; 反对党; 在野党

复数：oppositions　

TOEFLTEM8医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1088 / COCA.1876

同义词辨析

objectiondisapprovalopposition【导航词义：反对】

习惯用语

n.

in opposition
• 反对党的；在野的
  forming part of a parliament but not part of the government
in opposition to sb/sth
• 强烈反对（或抵制）某人 / 某事物
  disagreeing strongly with sb/sth, especially with the aim of preventing sth from happening
• Protest marches were held in opposition to the proposed law.
  为抗议新提出的法规举行了示威游行。
• 对比；对照
  contrasting two people or things that are very different
• Leisure is often defined in opposition to work.
  休闲常被定义为工作的反面。

牛津词典

noun

• （强烈的）反对，反抗，对抗
  the act of strongly disagreeing with sb/sth, especially with the aim of preventing sth from happening
  1. Delegates expressed strong opposition to the plans.
     代表强烈反对这些计划。
  2. The army met with fierce opposition in every town.
     军队在每一座城镇都遭遇到了顽强的抵抗。
  3. He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime.
     他因为反对那个政权而过了五年的铁窗生活。
  4. opposition forces (= people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group)
     反对势力
• （事业、竞赛、游戏等的）对手，敌手，竞争者
  the people you are competing against in business, a competition, a game, etc.
  1. He's gone to work for the opposition.
     他去为竞争对手工作了。
  2. The opposition is/are mounting a strong challenge to our business.
     对方正对我方企业逐渐形成强大的挑战。
  3. Liverpool couldn't match the opposition in the final and lost 2–0.
     利物浦队在决赛中不敌对手，以0:2输掉比赛。
• 反对党；在野党
  the main political party that is opposed to the government; the political parties that are in a parliament but are not part of the government
  1. the leader of the Opposition
     反对党领袖
  2. Opposition MPs/parties
     反对党议员；反对党派
  3. the Opposition spokesman on education
     反对党教育事务发言人
• 对立；对立的事物
  the state of being as different as possible; two things that are as different as possible
  1. the opposition between good and evil
     善与恶的对立
  2. His poetry is full of oppositions and contrasts.
     他的诗歌充满了对立与对比。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （强烈的）反对，不赞成
  Oppositionis strong, angry, or violent disagreement and disapproval.
  1. The government is facing a new wave of opposition in the form of a student strike...
     政府面临着学生通过罢课掀起的新一轮反对浪潮。
  2. Much of the opposition to this plan has come from the media.
     该计划的主要反对声音来自媒体。
• N-COUNT-COLL （与政府意见相左的）反对党，在野党，反对派
  The oppositionis the political parties or groups that are opposed to a government.
  1. The main opposition parties boycotted the election, saying it would not be conducted fairly.
     主要反对党联合抵制这次选举，认为该选举将缺乏公正性。
• N-COUNT-COLL （议会或立法机构中的）反对党，在野党，反对派
  In a country's parliament or legislature,the oppositionrefers to the politicians or political parties that form part of the parliament or legislature, but are not the government.
  1. ...the Leader of the Opposition.
     反对党领袖
• N-SING-COLL （体育比赛中的）对手，竞争者，竞争队伍
  The oppositionis the person or team you are competing against in a sports event.
  1. Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.
     苏格兰队在国内最后一场热身赛的对手是波兰队。

英英释义

noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
  1. he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
  2. despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
  Synonym:resistance
• the act of hostile groups opposing each other
  1. the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
  2. the invaders encountered stiff opposition
  Synonym:confrontation
• a body of people united in opposing something
• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
  1. a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
  Synonym:enemyfoefoeman
• a contestant that you are matched against
  Synonym:opponentopposite
• a direction opposite to another
• the relation between opposed entities
  Synonym:oppositeness

双语例句

• The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation
  反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。
• Observers say the events of the weekend seem to have increased support for the opposition
  观察家说周末发生的事件似乎为反对派赢得了更多支持。
• But the government's plans have run into strong opposition from civil rights campaigners.
  但是政府的计划意外遭到了民权运动人士的强烈反对。
• The opposition threatened a campaign of civil disobedience.
  反对党威胁发动民众进行非暴力反抗运动。
• Opposition leaders are denying any contact with the government in Kabul
  反对派领袖否认与喀布尔政府有任何联系。
• There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the President.
  没有人对总统公开表示反对。
• The Energy Minister responded by saying that the opposition's concern for the environment was political opportunism.
  能源部长回应说，反对派对环境问题的关切是政治上的机会主义。
• He felt the students had been victimized because they'd voiced opposition to the government.
  他觉得学生们受到迫害是因为他们表达了对政府的不满。
• The opposition Conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures
  反对党保守党对这些数字提出一番不同的解释。
• The main opposition parties boycotted the election, saying it would not be conducted fairly.
  主要反对党联合抵制这次选举，认为该选举将缺乏公正性。