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opposer

/uh-pohz/US // əˈpoʊz //UK // (əˈpəʊz) //

反对者,反对派,反对方,反方

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v.有主动词 verb
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    op·posed, op·pos·ing.

    • : to act against or provide resistance to; combat: to vigorously oppose tyranny in every form.
    • : to stand in the way of; hinder; obstruct.
    • : to set as an opponent or adversary.
    • : to be hostile or adverse to, as in opinion: to oppose a resolution in a debate.
    • : to set as an obstacle or hindrance.
    • : to set against in some relation, especially as to demonstrate a comparison or contrast: to oppose advantages to disadvantages.
    • : to use or take as being opposite or contrary.
    • : to set over against something else in place, or to set so as to face or be opposite to one another.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    op·posed, op·pos·ing.

    • : to be or act in opposition.

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Examples

  • That holds true in other coastal neighborhoods like Point Loma and Ocean Beach, the latter of which opposed the measure.

  • A spate of positive tests for a college basketball team is far more impactful given its maximum roster size of 15 as opposed to 85 scholarship players in major college football.

  • In order to be exposed to disinformation, people would have to go looking for it as opposed to having it pushed into their news feed.

  • Randy Barnett, a libertarian and self-described contrarian, talked about the constitutionality of health policy, recent Supreme Court nominees and the importance of seeking out opposing viewpoints.

  • With exacting detail Michaelis documents her astonishing growth from anti-suffragist opposed to the 19th Amendment to high-profile women’s rights oracle.

  • "Toutes mes fantaisies sont bandes pour m'opposer la grandeur des Espagnols," etc.

  • This good man has since become an earnest anti-suffragist and opposer of the movement for the higher education of women.

  • He held no office during William's reign, and is described by Macky as "always a great opposer" of the administration.

  • From that time he became a prominent politician—an advocate of equal rights—a stern opposer of British wrongs.

  • At manhood he became a prominent opposer to the innovations of the British ministers upon the chartered rights of Americans.