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opposite

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op·po·site1 /ˈɒpəzət $ ˈɑːp-/ ●●● S2 W2 prepositionprep  
1  OPPOSITE/FACE especially British EnglishBrE if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other 在…的对面
 The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar.
坐在我们对面的那些人看上去很面熟。
 on the wall opposite the door
在门对面的墙上
Do not say that one thing is ‘opposite to’ or ‘opposite of’ another. Say that one thing is opposite another: There’s a car park opposite the hotel.
不要说 one thing is ‘opposite to’ 或 ‘opposite of’ another. 而要说 one thing is opposite another: There’s a car park opposite the hotel. 酒店对面有一个停车场。
2  play/star/appear etc opposite somebody to act with someone in a film, especially as the two main characters 〔在影片中〕和某人联袂主演，和某人演对手戏
 a comedy in which he stars opposite Julia Roberts
他和朱莉娅•罗伯茨联袂主演的一部喜剧片
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opposite• Put the piano opposite the sofa.
opposite2 ●●● S3 W2 adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
1  OPPOSITE/REVERSEas different as possible from something else 对立的，截然相反的，完全不同的
 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。
at the opposite end of the scale/spectrum
 two parties at opposite ends of the political spectrum
政治立场截然对立的两个党派
 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。
 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。
opposite to
 a political philosophy that was opposite to everything she believed in
和她的所有信仰相悖的一种政治哲学
2  OPPOSITE/FACEthe opposite direction, way etc is directly away from someone or something 〔方向〕相反的
 She turned and walked off in the opposite direction.
她转身朝反方向走掉了。
 But the sign was pointing the opposite way.
可是指示牌却指着相反的方向。
3  OPPOSITE/FACEthe opposite side, corner, edge etc of something is on the other side of the same area, often facing it 〔边、角等〕对面的，相对的
 The store was on the opposite side of the street.
商店在街对面。
 the drawing on the opposite page
对页上的图画
 They work at opposite ends of the country (=a long distance apart), so only see each other at weekends.
他们虽在同一国家工作，但各在一方，因此只能在周末见面。
4  the opposite sex SEX/GENDERthe other sex. If you are a man, women are the opposite sex 异性
 members of the opposite sex
异性成员
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the opposite sex• He's very nervous around members of the opposite sex.• The magazine article's title was "How to become irresistible to the opposite sex."
5  somebody’s opposite number SAMEsomeone who has the same job in another similar organization 〔在另一个类似的机构中〕居相同职位的人，职务对等的人
 a meeting with her opposite number at the Department of Health
她和卫生部同级官员之间的一次会议
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opposite• Getting angry with him didn't work, so I tried the opposite approach.• It is strange how two scientists studying the same problem can come to completely opposite conclusions.• He saw the propeller contact something and then appear to rotate in the opposite direction as the engine stopped.• Raising interest rates to slow the economy may have the opposite effect.• The medicine was supposed to make him sleepy, but it had the opposite effect.• two words with opposite meanings• My opposite numbers, you understand.• As shown in the figure on the opposite page, these new elements represent the results that each technique tends to yield.• Margaret has very strong opinions, but she always tries to understand the opposite point of view.• During the summer there wasn't enough rain, but now we have the opposite problem.• The sun has come to a standstill, hours above the river and the opposite shore.• McFarlane, who had no exact counterpart on the opposite side, stood with Nitze and Max Kampelman.• We have opposite viewpoints on almost everything.• We're good friends, but we have opposite views when it comes to politics.
opposite to• a political philosophy that was opposite to everything she believed in
the opposite way• Instead of the government spending its resources for defense, we must turn it the opposite way.• On the other hand, the opposing approach used by social anthropologists and ethnographers fails as a solution in the opposite way.• She glowered in our direction and then lit out the opposite way.• Maggie's gone the opposite way from Tesco's; her heels are sinking into grass.• Not to mention the bumps and bruises on the centre's staff going the opposite way in a hurry.• We encountered no one besides a farmer on a tractor going the opposite way, outside Cordova.• But District 13 had done it in the opposite way: through strong, autocratic leadership.• And if the under-sheet is rotated the opposite way to the top one the patient need not even get out.
on the opposite side of• Primo waves his hand at his own reflection and that of the empty seat on the opposite side of the aisle.• Instead, the former World Champion lunged at a white bishop on the opposite side of the board.• But the play was called back after Kofi Nartey was called for holding on the opposite side of the field.• The Show was held in the meadows on the higher ground on the opposite side of the lake.• Even heavy trucks and buses are prohibited; they are confined to the Shenandoah Valley on the opposite side of the mountains.• Puddephat's rooms are on the opposite side of the quad from mine.• I was downstream and on the opposite side of the river.• It was parked beyond his flat on the opposite side of the road.• I think our hotel is on the opposite side of the street.
opposite3 ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1  OPPOSITE/REVERSEa person or thing that is as different as possible from someone or something else 相反的人[事物]，对立物
opposite of
 What’s the opposite of ‘optimistic’?
“乐观”的反义词是什么？
 She’s quite shy, the exact opposite of Becky.
她非常害羞，和贝姬正好相反。
 The two men were complete opposites – Simon tall and fair, Clive short and dark.
这两人完全相反——西蒙高而白，克莱夫矮而黑。
 If anything, the opposite was true.
一定要说什么的话，那就是情况正好相反。
 Is it sensible to think of masculine/feminine as polar opposites (=exactly or completely opposite)?
把阳刚和阴柔看成完全的对立面是否有道理？
2  not ... just/quite the opposite OPPOSITE/REVERSEused to say that something is completely different from what has just been said 不…，正好/完全相反
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not ... just/quite the opposite• His falsity and hollowness are not just the opposite of the true and the wholesome, but threaten to undermine it.
3. opposites attract used to say that often people who have completely different characters become friends or are attracted to each other 相异而相吸
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opposites attract• You said it yourself earlier, that opposites attract.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
adjectives
the complete/total opposite
She is the complete opposite of her sister.
the exact/precise/direct opposite
My own experience says that the exact opposite is true.
the polar opposite of something (also polar opposites) (=used about two things, people etc that are completely opposite)
These two viewpoints seem like polar opposites.
Mum was the polar opposite of dear old Dad.
phrases
the opposite is the case/is true
People believe the Sun moved around the Earth, but Copernicus showed that the opposite was the case.
exactly/precisely the opposite (=completely different than what has been said)
It looks simple, but it is exactly the opposite.
the very opposite (=exactly the opposite)
Exercise does not increase the appetite - in fact, the very opposite is true.
just/quite the opposite (=exactly the opposite)
He wasn’t laughing. Quite the opposite, in fact.
verbs
do the opposite
Whatever I tell him to do, he does the opposite.
Examples from the Corpus
opposite• The two sisters are complete opposites.• This may not always be so - indeed, the exact opposite may be the case.• Gloraida Malave, for example, was the exact opposite of Mones or Abukar.• Claire Chennault was the temperamental opposite of Stilwell.• In Britain we have the opposite.• Indeed, on a scientific level, the opposite seems to be happening.• Charles Nagy was the opposite, seemingly ready to be assisted out of Camden Yards a half-dozen times.• All postures are mocked by their opposites.
polar opposites• These federal decisions are polar opposites.• First of all, is it sensible to think of masculine/feminine as polar opposites?• What may appear in their presentation as polar opposites are in reality shifting points on a continuum.• The two views seem like polar opposites, either-or propositions, thesis and antithesis.• In fact the two strains-puritanism and pentecostalism-seem in some way to be nearly polar opposites.• Eikmeyer's fundamental insight is that co-operation and non-co-operation are not simply polar opposites along a scale.• When you bring together two polar opposites, the classless one will always drag the other one down.
opposite4 adverbadv especially British EnglishBrE  
OPPOSITE/FACEin a position on the other side of the same area 在对面
 Hannah lives just opposite.
汉娜就住在对面。
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opposite• My cousin was sitting opposite.• Our Lady of Lourdes looked at the doorway opposite her in a gesture of supplication.• Nell, unsure of the worth of his compliment, nevertheless sat down opposite him, even if temporarily.• She sat opposite him in his office with the door firmly closed.• How could he explain to the old woman sitting opposite him that he wore a five thousand pound watch?• General Vashinov sat opposite him, to his left and half way up the table.• Uncle Albert pointed sternly to the chair opposite him.• It benefits from a lovely site, opposite the parish church and close to farm buildings, away from the village centre.
Origin opposite2
(1300-1400) French Latin, past participle of opponere; → OPPOSE
op·po·site1 prepositionprepopposite2 adjectiveadjopposite3 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1opposite4 adverbadv
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2574 COCA: 2222
opposite

noun

ADJECTIVE | OPPOSITE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤complete, direct, exact, precise, total, very完全對立的／正好相反的／恰恰相反的／截然相反的／全然不同的／恰好相反的事物▸➤polar完全相反的事物OPPOSITE + VERB➤be the case, be true情況正好相反◇The oboe tends to lose power in the upper register, but with the clarinet the opposite is the case.雙簧管往往在高音區音色不夠嘹亮，而單簧管則正好相反。◇Most people look forward to the weekend, but with him the opposite is true.大多數人都期待週末的到來，而他卻正好相反。PREPOSITION➤the opposite of, the opposite to⋯的對立物◇'Light' is the opposite of 'heavy'.“輕”的對立面是“重”。◇In temperament, she was the complete opposite to her sister.她和她姐姐的性格截然不同。PHRASES➤exactly the opposite, just the opposite, quite the opposite恰恰／正好／完全相反◇The effect was exactly the opposite to what he intended.效果與他的意圖正好相反。➤opposites attract異性相吸
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opposite adj.
⇨ opposite (the opposite direction/effect/sex) ⇨ your opposite number ⇨ equivalent noun opposite

noun

opposite ♦︎ the contrary ♦︎ the reverse ♦︎ contrast ♦︎ antonymThese are all words for a person or thing that is as different as possible from sb/sth else. 这些词均表示对立的人或物、对立面、反面。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / the complete opposite / reverse / contrast◆the exact / very opposite / reverse◆to be the opposite / the reverse / a contrast◆to represent the opposite / a contrast◆to do the opposite / contrary / reverse◆quite the opposite / contrary / reverse◆quite a contrast■ opposite [countable] a person or thing that is as different as possible from sb/sth else 对立的人（或物）；对立面；反面◆Hot and cold are opposites.热和冷是对立的。◆What is the opposite of heavy?与重相对的是什么？◆I thought she would be small and blonde but she's the complete opposite.我原以为她是一个身材娇小的金发女郎，但她恰恰相反。◆'Is it better now?' 'Quite the opposite, I'm afraid.'“现在好点了吗？”“恐怕正相反。”■ the contrary [singular] (rather formal) used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said or suggested is actually true 恰恰相反；正相反◆In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty.最后证明事实正好相反：他是无辜的，而她则有罪。◆'You're not rejecting them?' 'On the contrary, I plan to give them special status.'“你没拒绝他们吗？”“恰恰相反，我打算给予他们特殊地位。”◆I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.正相反，我觉得他一点儿也不可笑。◆I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary (= showing or proving the opposite).星期天我会等你，除非你说不来了。ⓘ The contrary is most often used in the phrases on the contrary, quite the contrary and to the contrary. * the contrary最常用在短语on the contrary、quite the contrary和to the contrary中。■ the reverse [singular] (rather formal, especially written) the opposite fact, event or situation to the one just mentioned 相反的事实（或事件、情况）◆Although I expected to enjoy living in the country, in fact the reverse is true.我原以为自己会喜欢乡村生活，但实际情况正好相反。◆This problem is the reverse of the previous one.这个问题和上一个问题相反。ⓘ The reverse is most often used in these phrases. * the reverse最常用于下面这些短语中◆The reverse is true / holds / is the case / happens.真相恰恰相反／相反的事实成立／情况正相反／相反的事发生了。◆A is the reverse of B.A是B的反面。◆Quite the reverse.恰恰相反。 ■ contrast [countable] a person or thing that is clearly different from sb/sth else 明显不同的人（或事物）◆The work you did today is quite a contrast to (= very much better / worse than) what you did last week.你今天的工作干得与上周的截然不同。   see also contrast ⇨ compare verb 1 , contrast ⇨ conflict verb , contrasting ⇨ different ■ antonym [countable] (technical 术语) a word that means the opposite of another word 反义词◆'Old' has two possible antonyms: 'young' and 'new'.old有两个可能的反义词：young和new。 opposite

adjective

opposite ♦︎ reverse ♦︎ contrary ♦︎ inverse ♦︎ opposedThese words all describe sth that is as different as possible from sth else. 这些词均表示完全相反的、截然不同的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the opposite / reverse direction / side◆the opposite / reverse order / effect◆an opposite / a contrary view / opinion◆Their views / opinions are opposed.◆completely / directly / entirely / quite contrary / opposed■ opposite [usually before noun] completely different in nature or direction （在性质或方向上）完全相反的，截然不同的◆She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect.她试着让他平静下来，却似乎适得其反。◆I'm trying to teach students at opposite ends of the ability range.我在设法教能力处于两个极端的学生。◆Clothes are often used as a way of attracting the opposite sex.人们常常通过衣着来吸引异性。■ reverse [only before noun] (rather formal) completely different in direction （在方向上）完全相反的；反面的◆The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first).获胜者是按逆序宣布的。◆ (formal) Iron the garment on the reverse side (= on the back or inside).这件衣服要从反面熨。NOTE 辨析 Opposite or reverse? Reverse is mostly used in more formal contexts than opposite and has a narrower range of collocates. Opposite can describe both the nature of sth or its direction, in either a physical or abstract sense. Reverse only describes the direction of sth, usually in a physical sense. When two people or things travel in opposite directions they can either start from the same place and move away from each other, or start from different places and travel towards each other. If you travel in the reverse direction you usually travel over the same ground, but start from the other end. 与opposite相比，reverse主要用于较正式的语境，搭配词的范围较窄。opposite既可描述事物的性质，也可描述方向，表示实际或抽象的意义均可。reverse只描述事物的方向，通常表示实际意义。travel in opposite directions既可指两个人或物体从同一地点背向而行，也可指从不同地点相向而行。travel in the reverse direction通常指走同一条路，但从另一端出发◆I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction.我目送他们离开，然后开车向相反的方向驶去。◆He hit a truck travelling in the opposite direction.他撞上了一辆迎面驶来的卡车。◆One year later she made the same journey in the reverse direction.一年以后她从相反的方向出发重游了那条路线。People or things on opposite sides of an area or object usually face each other; reverse sides of an object are back to back, facing away from each other. * opposite side通常指对面；reverse side指背面、反面◆He waved at me from the opposite side of the road.他在马路对面向我招手。◆On the reverse side of the medal is a coat of arms.奖牌的背面是盾徽。 ■ contrary ˈkɒntrəri; NAmE ˈkɑːntreri [only before noun] (rather formal) completely different in nature （在性质上）完全相反的，截然不同的◆Despite all the contrary evidence, they still believed that the Earth was flat.尽管有那么多反面证据，他们依然认为地球是平的。◆The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education－in crime.截然不同的看法是，监狱提供了极好的教育－犯罪教育。NOTE 辨析 Opposite or contrary? Contrary is a more formal word than opposite and has a narrower range of collocates. Opposite can describe both physical things such as the sides of a object or area and abstract things such as opinions. Collocates of opposite include direction, side, end, corner, extreme, effect and sex. Contrary only describes abstract things and its collocates include opinion, view, intention, argument and evidence. 与opposite相比，contrary较正式，搭配词的范围较窄。opposite既可描述实物，如物体的侧面或场地的边侧，也可描述意见等抽象的事物。opposite的搭配词有direction、side、end、corner、extreme、effect和sex。contrary只描述抽象的事物，搭配词有opinion、view、intention、argument和evidence。■ inverse ˌɪnˈvɜːs; NAmE ˌɪnˈvɜːrs [only before noun] (rather formal) opposite in amount or position to sth else （数量或位置）相反的，反向的ⓘ Inverse usually describes a relationship between two things in which, as one element increases, the other decreases. * inverse通常描述两个事物之间此消彼长的关系◆A person's wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness (= the more money they have, the less happy they are).一个人的财富常常与他的幸福成反比。◆There is often an inverse relationship between the power of the tool and how easy it is to use.工具的功能与操作的难易程度往往成相反关系。 ▸ inversely

adverb

◆Can we assume that the demand for bank lending is inversely related to the rate of interest charged?我们能否认为，对银行贷款的需求与所支付的利率成相反关系？■ opposed [not usually before noun] (rather formal) (of ideas or opinions) very different from sth （看法或意见）截然不同◆Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue.在这个问题上，我们的观点大相径庭。
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opposite
Behind or in front of something or someone: behind, in front, rear...
Opposite and in the opposite way: conflicting, opposite, otherwise...
Relating to theatre and acting: acting, amateur dramatics, dark...
The opposite: opposite, balance, the reverse...

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