Against 用法小结
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1.与动词连用
(1)常与push、press、lean、hang、stand 等词连用,表示“紧靠、压迫”,有时不必译出。
例如 to push against the door 用力推门
to throw the ball against the wall 用球击墙
(2)常与struggle、fight、turn、speak、ri、act、vote、contend、argue、strive、testify、discriminate、 offend 、rage、 exclaim、cry out 等连用,表示“反对”或“反抗”。但这类动词中有些可以与介词with连用,意思相近。不过用against 比用with的语气强,着重表示在困难中斗争或反抗的意思。
例如: They were fighting against/with the enemy他们正在和敌人战斗。
The firm is too small to contend against/with large international companies. 这家公司太小, 难以和国际性大公司竞争。
2.表示相反,有“逆行,逆…方向,对着;跟…反方向”的意思
例句: to drive against the traffic (汽车)逆行special fried rice
against the current 逆流
3.表示“预防、防备”
例句: We are all taking medicine against the cold.我们都服药以防感冒。
Save money against a rainy day (谚)储蓄金钱, 以备不时之需; 未雨绸缪。
下面还有一些词和against 连用, 表示“ 预防, 防备, 准备” :
Prevention against 预防 provide against 准备, 预备
Prepare against 防备 ready against 预防, 准备
G肃杀uard against 防备, 谨防 caution against t 警告, 谨防
W南瓜英语arn against 谨防 lay up against 储存以备
Protect against 保护, 免受
例句: We provided against a poor crop. 我们防备歉收。
4.表示“在……的情况下”
吸血鬼日记卡罗琳It is difficult to talk against this noi在如此喧闹的情况下谈话相当困。
5.表示对比关系,有“与……对比,对照、衬托”meditations
例句: He was elected by a majority of 30 votes against 15.他以30票对15票的多数当选。
The pine trees were black against the morning sky. 在早晨天空的映照下, 那些松树是黑的
green against the gold 金黄色打底的绿色
6.to be against 有三种含义, 初学者往往受汉语影响, 误将against 当动词用, 应特别留心。
(1)表示“反对”
例句:I knew she was against us. 我知道她反对我们
(2)表示“违反”
例如: against one's will 违心地,违背意愿地
(3)表示“紧贴着”
例句: the hou against the church 教堂隔壁的房子
(4)表示“不利于”
例句: an evidence against him 一个对他不利的证据
7.表示“根据”
例句: I checked my watch against GMT.avest batch我以格林尼治时间对表。
8.表示“以……为交换条件”
例句: to trade one thing against another 以物易物
9.表示“ 用……抵付”
素的意思
后市例句: Many bills were entered against her accounts. 许多账单被记入她的账户。
10.[方言]到(某时)之前;不迟于:
例句: We must finish our work against Saturday. 我们必须在星期六之前做完我们的工作。
adj.[通常作表语](对措施、提议等)反对的;对立的;对抗的(尤指成功、机会等)可能性不大的;不利的
短语
1. as against与…比较,比起…来
2. be against(something)
a. 违背,违反,无视,不顾(利益、愿望等)
b. 反对
c. 不利于
3. dead (t) against[口语]断然反对;正对着
4. over against
a. 在…对面;正对着;和…相反
b. 与…形成对照;与…比较起来,和…对比[见over]
5. up against
a. 与…开始接触;与…接触着;接近于
b. [口语]面临…的,面对…的,碰到(困难);遭到(反对)
c. 违抗,顶撞[见up]
6. up against it[美国口语]面临困境的,面临困难的[见up]