| 词汇 | set against |
| 释义 | set againstset against 1 phrasal verbphr v a) AGAINST/OPPOSEto make someone start to fight or quarrel with another person, especially a person who they had friendly relations with before 使…和…对立，使…和…反目 The bitter civil war set brother against brother. 激烈的内战使兄弟反目成仇。 b) set yourself against (doing) something to decide that you are opposed to doing or having something 坚决反对（做）某事，坚决不参加某事 She’s set herself against going to university. 她决意不上大学。 c) set something against taxPET to officially record the money you have spent on something connected with your job, in order to reduce the amount of tax you have to pay 把…计入账里抵税 Examples from the Corpus set against • Yours sincerely Dear I am returning your invoice because I do not have an order form to set it against.• There is particular concern that an informant may try to set police officer against police officer and force against force.• Marina watched him set the rifle against the stairway and climb back up.• I wondered what his thoughts had been when his former comrades set him up against the wall.• Why has the Supreme Court set itself against the will of the majority on such an unprecedented scale?• In short, the Middle East sets true believer against true believer with survival as the issue.• Instead, the earnings in your new job will usually be set off against what you have lost.• Social security benefits will be set off against your loss; the relevant rules are contained in detailed regulations. set yourself against (doing) something• She leaned into him, set herself against him.• But pop sets itself against nature and abandons wisdom for folly, moments of dissipation.• The three Established Church representatives set themselves against; the other four who were Free Churchmen were for it.• Why has the Supreme Court set itself against the will of the majority on such an unprecedented scale? set something against tax• Parents can also set costs against tax. → set somebody/something against somebody/something at set1(PHRASAL VERB) 2 DETERMINEDdetermined about something 一心想/决心要/坚决反对（做）某事 Nina’s set on going to the party. 尼娜铁了心要去参加这次派对。 The government’s dead set (=completely determined) against the plan. 政府坚决反对这个计划。 Examples from the Corpus set on/upon/against (doing) something• Lance Rees was set on as he passed the sorting office in Withernsea, Humberside, on his way to school.• Manuel Perez's brother left after his house was set on fire.• They were hacked to death and their bodies set on fire.• Time limits may be set on how long employees can leave their goods in storage and receive reimbursement from their employers.• Once again I detect a false opposition: an idealised reality set against the alien forces of darkness.• A pail of cold water for washing was set on the floor so that performers had to bend over to use it.• Margarett set upon the package, tearing at its wrappings, only to find beneath it another carton, then still another.• Were the limits set on their radiation exposure acceptable? → set on/upon/against (doing) something at set3(1) |
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