The Socialists were elected to power after ten years in opposition.
社会党在野十年后当选执政。
4[countableC, uncountableU]AGAINST somebody IN A GAME the people who you are competing against 对手,竞争者,敌手
They played well against good opposition.
他们面对强敌打得很出色。
nGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In this meaning, opposition is usually followed by a singular verb:
The opposition was too strong for us.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
The opposition were too strong for us.
5[countableC, uncountableU] formal when two things are completely opposite 对立,对抗,敌对
opposition between
the opposition between capitalism and socialism
资本主义和社会主义的对立
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
strong opposition (=disagreement that someone feels strongly)
The scheme has met with strong opposition from local people.
fierce/intense/stiff opposition (=strong opposition)
It is certain that there will be fierce opposition to the changes.
violent/vehement opposition (=showing extremely strong angry feelings)
The 2,000-strong congress met the violent opposition of left-wingers.
There has been vehement opposition from the fishing industry.
considerable opposition (=quite a lot of opposition)
The development went ahead in spite of considerable opposition.
growing/mounting opposition (=opposition that is increasing)
There was growing opposition to the war.
local opposition
It took three years to overcome local opposition from environmentalists.
widespread opposition (=opposition from many people or in many places)
Journalists have reported widespread opposition to the regime.
public opposition
Public opposition has blocked the building of nuclear power stations.
organized opposition (=protest that people express by working together in an organized way)
The proposal was passed with no organized opposition.
verbs
face opposition (=experience opposition that has to be dealt with)
The proposal faced opposition from road safety campaigners.
meet (with) opposition/run into opposition (=face opposition)
A new tax would meet a lot of opposition.
The Bill ran into opposition in the House of Lords.
encounter opposition (=find that there is opposition)
The police encountered little opposition, and restored order within the hour.
express (your) opposition
Parents expressed their opposition to the tests.
overcome opposition (=deal with opposition so that it no longer exists)
Nothing he said could overcome their opposition.
arouse opposition/arouse the opposition of somebody (=make someone feel disagreement)
A plan to build on farm land aroused local opposition.
opposition comes from somebody
The strongest opposition came from Republican voters.
nTHESAURUS
opposition noun [uncountableU] strong disagreement with or protest against something
Opposition to the proposed scheme was widespread.
The plan met with stiff opposition (=strong opposition).
objection noun [countableC] a reason you give for opposing an idea or plan
My main objection is that it will cost too much money.
A number of objections were raised.
antagonism noun [uncountableU] a strong feeling of opposition to something, or dislike for someone, which is shown in your behaviour, and has often existed for a long time
his own antagonism to any form of authority
There is no antagonism towards tourists on the island.
people’s antagonism to communism
hostility noun [uncountableU]angryremarks or behaviour that show someone opposes something very strongly, or dislikes someone very much
The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.
There is a certain amount of hostility towards the police among local people.
antipathy noun [uncountableU] formal a strong feeling of opposition and dislike for someone or something
his fundamental antipathy to capitalism
Her long-standing antipathy to Herr Kohl was well-known.
Darwin shared Lyell's antipathy to the idea that the same species could appear independently in different areas.