opposite是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 completely different -- 全然不同的，迥异的，截然相反的

  • You'd never know they're sisters - they're completely opposite to each other in every way. 你怎么也不会知道她们是姐妹——她们各方面都全然不同。

  • Police attempts to calm the violence had the opposite effect. 警方试图平息暴力活动，却适得其反。

• 1 being in a position on the other side; facing -- 另一边的，相反的，对面的

  • My brother and I live on opposite sides of the city. 我哥哥和我住在城里两个方向相反的区。

  • The map on the opposite page shows where these birds commonly breed. 对页上的地图表明这些鸟一般在什么地方交配繁衍。

  • They sat at opposite ends of the table (to/from each other), refusing to talk. 他们坐在桌子的两端，彼此互不搭理。

  • If you want to buy tickets, you need to go to the counter opposite. 如果想买票，你得去对面的柜台。

  • Who owns that house opposite (= on the other side of the road)? 对面那栋房子的主人是谁？

• 2 in a position facing someone or something but on the other side -- 与…相对；在…对面

  • We're in the building opposite the government offices. 我们在正对着政府办公楼的大楼里。

  • They sat opposite each other. 他们面对面地坐着。

  • Put a tick opposite (= next to) the answer that you think is correct. 在你认为正确的答案旁边打个勾。

  • Katharine Hepburn played opposite Henry Fonda in many films. 凯瑟琳‧赫本在许多电影中与亨利‧方达联袂出演。

• 3 something or someone that is completely different from another person or thing -- 对立的物（或人）；对立面；反面

  • My father is a very calm person, but my mother is just the opposite. 我父亲是个非常沉着的人，而我母亲则正好相反。

  • She's turned out to be the exact opposite of what everyone expected. 结果表明她是一个和大家的期盼恰恰相反的人。

  • The opposite of "fast" is "slow". fast（快）的反义词是 slow（慢）。

  • People say opposites attract. 他们总是说相异相吸。

• 4 in a position facing someone or something but on the other side -- 与…相对；在…对面

  • She asked the man sitting opposite whether he'd mind if she opened the window. 她问坐在对面的那位男子是否介意她把窗打开。

  • The people who live opposite (= on the other side of the road) are always making a lot of noise. 住在马路对面的人总是很闹腾。