opposing

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op·pos·ing /əˈpəʊzɪŋ $ əˈpoʊ-/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingopposing teams, groups, or forces are competing, arguing, or fighting against each other 对抗的，对立的，反对的，敌对的

The opposing armies were preparing for war.

敌对双方的军队都在备战。

The Socialist Party has split into two opposing camps.

社会党分裂成了两个对立的阵营。

2 AGAINST/OPPOSEopposing ideas, opinions etc are completely different from each other 〔观点、意见等〕相反的，相对立的，截然不同的

Throughout the negotiations Hurst and Jevons took opposing views.

整个谈判过程中，赫斯特和杰文斯所持的观点都是对立的。

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opposing• Brad was prepared to accept that opposing beliefs could be held equally strongly and passionately.• John was also extremely fast and nimble, and he possessed a remarkable body-swerve which could prove most disconcerting to opposing defenders.• a political group that split into two opposing factions• How can the opposing minority be both free and subject to laws to which they have not consented?• The airport had been seized by one revolutionary force and the communication centre by an opposing one.• The Party seems to be unsure which of two opposing political philosophies to follow.• It could be distinguished from an opposing process, which produces a non-material consciousness.• Michigan's complex offense has kept opposing teams guessing.• The slightly later and opposing tradition is that of the lexicographer as the objective observer and recorder of language.• Russia and the U.S. have opposing views on arms sales to the region.• Bobbie and Jo have opposing views on marriage.

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