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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 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’ ‘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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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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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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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 ,正好/完全相反
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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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nCOLLOCATIONSMeanings 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.
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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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Origin opposite2
(1300-1400) French Latin, past participle of opponere; → OPPOSE

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