set against

phrasal verb

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set somebody against somebody

to make somebody oppose a friend, relative, etc.使某人反对（朋友、亲人等）
- She accused her husband of setting the children against her.她指责丈夫唆使孩子们跟她作对。🔊🔊

set something (off) against something

to judge something by comparing good or positive qualities with bad or negative ones权衡利弊（或优缺点）
- Set against the benefits of the new technology, there is also a strong possibility that jobs will be lost.权衡利弊，新技术的确有种种好处，但也很可能使一些人失去工作。🔊🔊
(finance金融) to record something as a business cost as a way of reducing the amount of tax you must pay把…按营业成本记账以降低（税额）
- to set capital costs off against tax把资金成本按营业成本记账以减税