prep.1. 相反;反對;違反;違背;逆:against one's will違心地,違背意願地to fight against evil同邪惡做鬥爭
2. 撞擊;撞著,碰著,頂著,觸及,與…相撞,同…沖突:
to push against the door用力推門
3. 跟…接觸:to throw the ball against the wall用球擊墻
4. 逆行,逆…方向,對著;跟…反方向:to drive against the traffic(汽車)逆行against the current逆流
5. 與…(形成)對照,與…襯托;以…為背景:green against the gold金黃色打底的綠色
6. 與…對比,表示對比關系:He was elected by a majority of 30 votes against 15.他以30票對15票的多數當選。
7. 緊貼著,緊靠著;毗連;倚靠,憑:the house against the church教堂隔壁的房子
8. 以防,防,防備,以備,為…做準備(或防備):We provided against a poor crop.我們防備歉收。
9. 以…為交換條件,以…為交換對象,用…交換,以…報答:to trade one thing against another以物易物
10. 用…抵付,抵消,作為…的借項;作為(賬)上的應收的款項,入(賬戶)的借方:Many bills were entered against her accounts.許多賬單被記入她的賬戶。
11. 對…不利:an evidence against him壹個對他不利的證據
12. 對著:The waves were dashing against the shore.波濤拍打著海岸。
13. 以…為抵抗(或抵禦)對象;以…為防禦措施:We are all taking medicine against the cold.我們都服藥以防感冒。
14. 以…為標準;根據:I checked my watch against GMT.我以格林尼治時間對表。
15. 以…為競爭對手;與…相競爭:to work against time以最快的速度工作
16. [方言]到(某時)之前;不遲於:We must finish our work against Saturday.我們必須在星期六之前做完我們的工作。
17. [廢語]在…面前;暴露在…中
conj.[古語][表示時間]在…之前:Be ready against mother comes home.在母親回家之前準備好。
adj.[通常作表語] (對措施、提議等)反對的;對立的;對抗的(尤指成功、機會等)可能性不大的;不利的