opposition

• n. 反对；反对派；在野党；敌对

来自oppose,反对，-ion,名词后缀。

1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with;

"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"

"despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"

2. the relation between opposed entities

3. the act of opposing groups confronting each other;

"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"

"the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

4. a contestant that you are matched against

5. a body of people united in opposing something

6. a direction opposite to another

7. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force);

"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

8. a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected;

"Her Majesty's loyal opposition"

opposition (n.)

late 14c., an astrological term for the situation of two heavenly bodies exactly across from one another in the heavens, from Old French oposicion (12c.) or directly from Latin oppositionem (nominative oppositio) "act of opposing, a placing against," noun of action from past participle stem of opponere "set against" (see opponent). Meaning "that which is opposite something else" is from 1540s; meaning "contrast, antagonism" first attested 1580s; sense of "political party opposed to the one in power" is from 1704. Related: Oppositional.

It met with firm opposition from the food industry.

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The final legislation might throw a public plan into the competition, but thanks to the fierce opposition of the insurance industry and Republican critics, it might not save much money.

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Powerful opposition to government's stimulus efforts.

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There is strong opposition from veteran nicotine addicts.

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The government has moved reluctantly into a sensible public health policy, but with such obvious over- cautiousness that any political credit due belongs to the opposition.

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The move was prompted by OPEC's desire to raise prices by restricting supply and by its opposition to US support of Israel in the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War.

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Among high-skilled, better-educated employees, however, opposition was strongest in states with both high numbers of immigrants and relatively generous social services.

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That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants' access to certain benefits

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The opposition from business circles.

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Hacker's argument has met with opposition from other math educators who say what's needed is to help students develop a better relationship with math earlier, rather than teaching them less math altogether.

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More than that, Apple—and, in different ways, other tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft—have made their opposition to the government's claims a point of corporate pride.

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Note that Apple's public opposition to the government's request is itself a hindrance to mass government intrusion.

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The government has moved reluctantly into a sensible public health policy, but with such obvious over-cautiousness that any political credit due belongs to the opposition.

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Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new.

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And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.

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Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality.

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The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved.

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Delegates expressed strong opposition to the plans.

代表强烈反对这些计划。

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The army met with fierce opposition in every town.

军队在每一座城镇都遭遇到了顽强的抵抗。

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He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime.

他因为反对那个政权而过了五年的铁窗生活。

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opposition forces (= people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group)

反对势力

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He's gone to work for the opposition.

他去为竞争对手工作了。

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The opposition is/are mounting a strong challenge to our business.

对方正对我方企业逐渐形成强大的挑战。

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Liverpool couldn't match the opposition in the final and lost 2–0.

利物浦队在决赛中不敌对手，以0:2输掉比赛。

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the leader of the Opposition

反对党领袖

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Opposition MPs/parties

反对党议员；反对党派

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the Opposition spokesman on education

反对党教育事务发言人

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the opposition between good and evil

善与恶的对立

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His poetry is full of oppositions and contrasts.

他的诗歌充满了对立与对比。

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[常用于名词前](formal)oppositional groups/tactics

反对团体 / 策略

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Protest marches were held in opposition to the proposed law.

为抗议新提出的法规举行了示威游行。

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Leisure is often defined in opposition to work.

休闲常被定义为工作的反面。

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The government is facing a new wave of opposition in the form of a student strike...

政府面临着学生通过罢课掀起的新一轮反对浪潮。

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Much of the opposition to this plan has come from the media.

该计划的主要反对声音来自媒体。

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The main opposition parties boycotted the election, saying it would not be conducted fairly.

主要反对党联合抵制这次选举，认为该选举将缺乏公正性。

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...the Leader of the Opposition.

反对党领袖

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Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.

苏格兰队在国内最后一场热身赛的对手是波兰队。

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If our company and another has employ you together, how would you choose?

如果我们公司和另外一个公司同时聘用你, 你将如何选择?

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The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.

警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗.

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Representatives of six nations walked out to show their opposition to the vote.

六个国家的代表退出以示反对投票表决.

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The politician defected from his own party and joined the opposition.

这个政客叛离了自己的政党而投向了反对党一方.

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The Opposition has long argued for changes in parliamentary rules.

反对党长期以来为争取议会规章的改变而辩.

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They'd ruthlessly choked off all opposition to their plans.

他们无情地把反对他们的方案都压制下去了.

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The government's plans came under fire from the opposition.

政府的计划受到反对派的猛烈攻击.

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