opposed

Word family noun opposition opposite adjective opposed ≠ unopposed opposing opposite verb oppose adverb opposite

op·posed /əˈpəʊzd $ əˈpoʊzd/ adjectiveadj [not before noun]

1 be opposed to something to disagree with something such as a plan or system 反对某事物，不赞成某事物

Most of us are opposed to the death penalty.

我们大多数人都反对死刑。

Examples from the Corpus

be opposed to something• I am opposed to a district-wide imposition of uniforms.• The other editor, Reform leader Isaac Mayer Wise, was opposed to abolition.• I am opposed to air mattresses at a rendezvous, personally.• It is a topic which raises strong emotions and 80% of the population are opposed to bloodsports.• Most company bosses say they are opposed to employees working a lot of overtime.• This is opposed to obeying orders from a center, or reacting in lock step to the overall environment.• Above all, Churchill was opposed to passing major legislation before the war was won.• This constructivist approach is opposed to psychological behaviourism.• Its opponents included liberals who were opposed to the death penalty and conservatives who objected to the gun control provisions.

2 AGAINST/OPPOSEtwo ideas that are opposed to each other are completely different from each other 〔观点〕截然相反的，对立的

The principles of capitalism and socialism are diametrically opposed (=completely opposite).

资本主义的原则与社会主义的原则截然相反。

3 as opposed to something OPPOSITE/REVERSEused to compare two things and show that they are different from each other 与某事物相反，而非某事物

Students discuss ideas, as opposed to just copying from books.

学生们讨论观点，而不是单纯照搬课本。

Examples from the Corpus

as opposed to something• Another point is to give the medication on a scheduled as opposed to an as-needed basis.• Let the stretch the absolute from your leg as opposed to being your leg.• Analysts believe that the healthy results can be attributed to an increase in trade as opposed to interest rate fluctuations.• The tax system favors the very rich as opposed to ordinary working people.• The mindset is to go after the person complaining, as opposed to the issue.• It stumbled commercially, reaching only No. 28, as opposed to the No. 2 peak of the first album.• Melville uses the eyes of the whale to suggest something of the duality of nature as opposed to the Singularity of man.• The squarish wings, as opposed to the swept, triangular variety, suggests A-10s or 37 fighter-trainers.

Examples from the Corpus

opposed• Broadly, these tensions result from two diametrically opposed approaches to social research - positivism and naturalism.• Knowledge and experience are not opposed but related, and there is a profound spiritual logic in the relationship.• The movements did not so much drift apart as come to represent opposed interests.• But what are in one sense dramatically opposed kinds of relationship are in another simply alternative celebrations of masculinity.• As to the latter, the Jenkins and Diamond Reports took diametrically opposed positions.• A more fundamental problem is that the agency is being asked by Congress to do two diametrically opposed things.• They aim to make it possible for those opposed to remain in the Church and be able to operate.• They also say that they have discovered that this tends to produce two dramatically opposed views.

diametrically opposed• He feels that his Christian beliefs and the principle of capitalism are diametrically opposed.• But it was not only different: the two were diametrically opposed.• The assumptions in the two systems are almost diametrically opposed.• Despite these views being diametrically opposed, both exist simultaneously in attitudes to retired people.• Therefore, introspection and self-observation are diametrically opposed in action and effect, and should never be confused one with another.• In essence, the founding giants of the computer industry were diametrically opposed in both platform and product.• It is clear that Guthrie and Linforth follow diametrically opposed methods and reach contradictory conclusions about the nature and existence of Orphism.• To begin with, he was diametrically opposed to the economic ideas advocated by Adam Smith.• A more recent image is diametrically opposed to this and emphasizes the affluence of later life.

词汇	opposed
释义	opposed Word family noun opposition opposite adjective opposed ≠ unopposed opposing opposite verb oppose adverb opposite op·posed /əˈpəʊzd $ əˈpoʊzd/ ●●○ adjectiveadj [not before noun] 1 be opposed to something to disagree with something such as a plan or system 反对某事物，不赞成某事物 Most of us are opposed to the death penalty. 我们大多数人都反对死刑。 Examples from the Corpus be opposed to something• I am opposed to a district-wide imposition of uniforms.• The other editor, Reform leader Isaac Mayer Wise, was opposed to abolition.• I am opposed to air mattresses at a rendezvous, personally.• It is a topic which raises strong emotions and 80% of the population are opposed to bloodsports.• Most company bosses say they are opposed to employees working a lot of overtime.• This is opposed to obeying orders from a center, or reacting in lock step to the overall environment.• Above all, Churchill was opposed to passing major legislation before the war was won.• This constructivist approach is opposed to psychological behaviourism.• Its opponents included liberals who were opposed to the death penalty and conservatives who objected to the gun control provisions. 2 AGAINST/OPPOSEtwo ideas that are opposed to each other are completely different from each other 〔观点〕截然相反的，对立的 The principles of capitalism and socialism are diametrically opposed (=completely opposite). 资本主义的原则与社会主义的原则截然相反。 3 as opposed to something OPPOSITE/REVERSEused to compare two things and show that they are different from each other 与某事物相反，而非某事物 Students discuss ideas, as opposed to just copying from books. 学生们讨论观点，而不是单纯照搬课本。 Examples from the Corpus as opposed to something• Another point is to give the medication on a scheduled as opposed to an as-needed basis.• Let the stretch the absolute from your leg as opposed to being your leg.• Analysts believe that the healthy results can be attributed to an increase in trade as opposed to interest rate fluctuations.• The tax system favors the very rich as opposed to ordinary working people.• The mindset is to go after the person complaining, as opposed to the issue.• It stumbled commercially, reaching only No. 28, as opposed to the No. 2 peak of the first album.• Melville uses the eyes of the whale to suggest something of the duality of nature as opposed to the Singularity of man.• The squarish wings, as opposed to the swept, triangular variety, suggests A-10s or 37 fighter-trainers. Examples from the Corpus opposed• Broadly, these tensions result from two diametrically opposed approaches to social research - positivism and naturalism.• Knowledge and experience are not opposed but related, and there is a profound spiritual logic in the relationship.• The movements did not so much drift apart as come to represent opposed interests.• But what are in one sense dramatically opposed kinds of relationship are in another simply alternative celebrations of masculinity.• As to the latter, the Jenkins and Diamond Reports took diametrically opposed positions.• A more fundamental problem is that the agency is being asked by Congress to do two diametrically opposed things.• They aim to make it possible for those opposed to remain in the Church and be able to operate.• They also say that they have discovered that this tends to produce two dramatically opposed views. diametrically opposed• He feels that his Christian beliefs and the principle of capitalism are diametrically opposed.• But it was not only different: the two were diametrically opposed.• The assumptions in the two systems are almost diametrically opposed.• Despite these views being diametrically opposed, both exist simultaneously in attitudes to retired people.• Therefore, introspection and self-observation are diametrically opposed in action and effect, and should never be confused one with another.• In essence, the founding giants of the computer industry were diametrically opposed in both platform and product.• It is clear that Guthrie and Linforth follow diametrically opposed methods and reach contradictory conclusions about the nature and existence of Orphism.• To begin with, he was diametrically opposed to the economic ideas advocated by Adam Smith.• A more recent image is diametrically opposed to this and emphasizes the affluence of later life.
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