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contra

/kon-truh/US // ˈkɒn trə //

忌讳,忌,违反,矛盾

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Definitions

prep.介词 preposition
  1. 1
    • : against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : contrariwise; on or to the contrary.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inreverse
Forms: contras

Examples

  • They backed him in his war against the CIA-trained Contra rebels in the 1980s.

  • “Of all things they could have done, that was their first move,” hotel owner Adam Contra told The Daily Beast.

  • But contra William Faulkner, there are signs that the past is finally becoming past.

  • The country had just emerged from a civil war and was in the midst of the rising Contra conflict of the early 1980s.

  • More importantly, neither Iran-Contra nor impeachment were enough to dampen public affection for either president.

  • A unique novelty was the Contra Trombone on the Pedal of 64 feet actual length.

  • If I am hated and despised, I chuckle over the "per contra."

  • Per contra to all these advantages, other indications about the place are not so pleasing.

  • Philosophy is developed scientifically in his "Contra Gentes" and theology, scientifically in his great "Summa."

  • Per contra, I had a skimpy bed and room, and just the necessaries of life as far as nursing was concerned.