opposite 音标拼音: ['ɑpəzət] ['ɑpzət]
a . 对面的
n . 对立面,对立物
prep . 在…的对面
对面的对立面,对立物在…的对面
opposite 相反
opposite adv 1 :
directly facing each other ; "
the two photographs lay face -
to -
face on the table "; "
lived all their lives in houses face -
to -
face across the street "; "
they sat opposite at the table " [
synonym : {
face -
to -
face }, {
opposite }]
adj 1 :
being directly across from each other ;
facing ; "
And I on the opposite shore will be ,
ready to ride and spread the alarm "-
Longfellow ; "
we lived on opposite sides of the street "; "
at opposite poles "
2 :
of leaves etc ;
growing in pairs on either side of a stem ;
"
opposite leaves " [
synonym : {
opposite }, {
paired }] [
ant :
{
alternate }]
3 :
moving or facing away from each other ; "
looking in opposite directions "; "
they went in opposite directions "
4 :
the other one of a complementary pair ; "
the opposite sex ";
"
the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors "
5 :
altogether different in nature or quality or significance ;
"
the medicine '
s effect was opposite to that intended "; "
it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest "-
Charles Reade 6 :
characterized by opposite extremes ;
completely opposed ; "
in diametric contradiction to his claims "; "
diametrical (
or opposite )
points of view "; "
opposite meanings "; "
extreme and indefensible polar positions " [
synonym : {
diametric },
{
diametrical }, {
opposite }, {
polar }]
n 1 :
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word ,
in which case the two words are antonyms of each other ; "
to him the antonym of `
gay '
was `
depressed '"
[
synonym : {
antonym }, {
opposite word }, {
opposite }] [
ant :
{
equivalent word }, {
synonym }]
2 :
a relation of direct opposition ; "
we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true " [
synonym : {
reverse },
{
contrary }, {
opposite }]
3 :
a contestant that you are matched against [
synonym : {
opposition },
{
opponent }, {
opposite }]
4 :
something inverted in sequence or character or effect ; "
when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse " [
synonym :
{
inverse }, {
opposite }]
opposite \
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a . [
F .,
fr .
L .
oppositus ,
p .
p .
of opponere .
See {
Opponent }.]
1 .
Placed over against ;
standing or situated over against or in front ;
facing ; --
often with to ;
as ,
a house opposite to the Exchange ;
the concert hall and the state theater stood opposite each other on the plaza .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Situated on the other end of an imaginary line passing through or near the middle of an intervening space or object ; --
of one object with respect to another ;
as ,
the office is on the opposite side of town ; --
also used both to describe two objects with respect to each other ;
as ,
the stores were on opposite ends of the mall .
[
PJC ]
3 .
Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different ;
other ;
as ,
the opposite sex ;
the opposite extreme ;
antonyms have opposite meanings .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
4 .
Extremely different ;
inconsistent ;
contrary ;
repugnant ;
antagonistic .
[
1913 Webster ]
Novels ,
by which the reader is misled into another sort of pleasure opposite to that which is designed in an epic poem . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Particles of speech have divers ,
and sometimes almost opposite ,
significations . --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Bot .)
(
a )
Set over against each other ,
but separated by the whole diameter of the stem ,
as two leaves at the same node .
(
b )
Placed directly in front of another part or organ ,
as a stamen which stands before a petal .
[
1913 Webster ]
Opposite \
Op "
po *
site \,
n .
1 .
One who opposes ;
an opponent ;
an antagonist . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
The opposites of this day '
s strife . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning ;
as ,
sweetness and its opposite ;
up is the opposite of down .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
The virtuous man meets with more opposites and opponents than any other . --
Landor .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
polar opposite }
that which is conspicuously different in most important respects .
[
PJC ]
146 Moby Thesaurus words for "
opposite ":
across ,
adversary ,
adversative ,
adverse ,
adversive ,
against ,
alien ,
antagonistic ,
anti ,
antipathetic ,
antipodal ,
antipode ,
antipodean ,
antipodes ,
antipole ,
antithesis ,
antithetic ,
antithetical ,
antonym ,
antonymous ,
at cross -
purposes ,
at opposite extremes ,
back to back ,
balancing ,
clashing ,
compensating ,
competitive ,
con ,
conflicting ,
confronting ,
contra ,
contradictory ,
contradistinct ,
contrapositive ,
contrarious ,
contrariwise ,
contrary ,
contrary to ,
contrast ,
contrasted ,
contrasting ,
converse ,
counter ,
counteractive ,
counterbalance ,
counterbalancing ,
countercheck ,
counterpoint ,
counterpoise ,
counterpoised ,
counterpole ,
counterterm ,
countervailing ,
cross ,
dead against ,
detrimental ,
different ,
differing ,
difficult ,
disaccordant ,
discordant ,
discrepant ,
dissentient ,
dissimilar ,
divergent ,
diverse ,
enemy ,
eyeball to eyeball ,
eyeball -
to -
eyeball ,
face to face ,
facing ,
foil ,
fractious ,
fronting ,
hard ,
harmful ,
hostile ,
in contact with ,
in contrast with ,
in front of ,
in opposition ,
in opposition to ,
inconsistent ,
independent ,
inimical ,
inverse ,
irreconcilable ,
just opposite ,
miserable ,
negative ,
noncooperative ,
nose to nose ,
not easy ,
obstinate ,
obverse ,
offset ,
on ,
opponent ,
opposed ,
opposing ,
opposite number ,
opposite to ,
oppositional ,
oppositive ,
oppugnant ,
over against ,
overthwart ,
perverse ,
polar ,
polaric ,
polarized ,
poles apart ,
recalcitrant ,
refractory ,
replica ,
repugnant ,
reverse ,
rigorous ,
rival ,
separate ,
setoff ,
sinister ,
squared off ,
stressful ,
the contrary ,
the other side ,
to ,
toward ,
troublesome ,
troublous ,
trying ,
unalike ,
unconnected ,
uncooperative ,
unfavorable ,
unfriendly ,
unlike ,
unpropitious ,
unrelated ,
unsimilar ,
untoward ,
up against ,
upon ,
versus ,
vis -
a -
vis ,
wretched
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