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against

preposition
 
🔊/əˈɡenst/, 🔊/əˈɡeɪnst/
🔊/əˈɡenst/, 🔊/əˈɡeɪnst/
For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example count against somebody is in the phrasal verb section at count.Idioms
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  1.  
     opposing or disagreeing with somebody/something反对；与…相反；逆；违反
    • the fight against terrorism反对恐怖主义的斗争
    • We're playing against the league champions next week.下周我们要和联赛冠军队比赛。🔊🔊
    • We were rowing against the current.我们划船逆流而上。🔊🔊
    • That's against the law.那是违法的。🔊🔊
    • She was forced to marry against her will.她被迫违背自己的心愿嫁了人。🔊🔊
    • Are you for or against the death penalty?你赞成还是反对死刑？🔊🔊
    • She is against seeing (= does not want to see) him.她不想见他。🔊🔊
    • I'd advise you against doing that.我劝你别做那事。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumenta2
  2. not to the advantage or favour of somebody/something对…不利
    • The evidence is against him.证据对他不利。🔊🔊
    • Her age is against her.她的年龄对她不利。🔊🔊
    compare for
  3. close to, touching or hitting somebody/something紧靠；倚；碰；撞
    • Put the piano there, against the wall.把钢琴放在那儿，紧靠着墙。🔊🔊
    • The rain beat against the windows.雨点击打着窗户。🔊🔊
  4. in order to prevent something from happening or to reduce the damage caused by something以防
    • an injection against rabies狂犬病预防注射
    • They took precautions against fire.他们采取了防火措施。🔊🔊
    • Are we insured against theft?我们保了盗窃险没有？🔊🔊
    • He gritted his teeth against the pain.他咬紧了牙忍着疼
  5. with something in the background, as a contrast以…为背景；衬托
    • His red clothes stood out clearly against the snow.他的红衣服在白雪中格外显眼。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) The love story unfolds against a background of civil war.这爱情故事以内战为背景展开。🔊🔊
  6. used when you are comparing two things和…相比
    • You must weigh the benefits against the cost.你一定要权衡利益与成本二者的得失。🔊🔊
    • Check your receipts against the statement.核对你的收据与结算单是否相符。🔊🔊
    • What's the rate of exchange against the dollar?与美元的兑换率是多少？🔊🔊
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from again + -s (adverbial genitive) + -t probably by association with superlatives (as in amongst).
Idioms
as against something
  1. in contrast with something与…相对照；和…相比较
    • They got 27 per cent of the vote as against 32 per cent at the last election.他们获得了27％的选票，而上次选举只有32％的选票。
the cards/odds are stacked against you
  1. you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you形势对你不利Topics Difficulty and failurec2