against

英[əˈɡenst , əˈɡeɪnst]美[əˈɡenst , əˈɡeɪnst]

prep.反对，违背，针对，不利于，（法律或法规）禁止，防，和…对抗，碰，撞，靠着，逆向，以…为背景，与…相比；

英语六级真题

Morgan's comments on outsourcing mark the second time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam's plans for higher education in Tennessee.

The commission's revised Green Guides warn marketers against using labels that make broad claims, like eco-friendly.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable in the short term, but certainly brings long-term rewards.

Such results may seem surprising against the background of shocking incidents that color the way the mass media portray the young.

It makes students feel that they are discriminated against in many ways.

In 2008 and 2009, class-action lawsuits ( ' , 集体诉讼) were filed against SC Johnson for using Greenlist labels on its cleaning products.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels.

a basis for explaining human genetic diversityan aid to understanding different populationsan explanation for social and cultural differencesa term to describe individual human characteristicsmodern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflictsrace is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversityrace as a biological term can explain human genetic diversitygenetics research should consider social and cultural variablesit is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosisit is important to include social variables in genetics researchracial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictionsdiscrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatmentThey be more precise with the language they use.

Many countries are racing against each other to increase their business and strategic influence on Antarctica.

He spoke out against the idea of white and black as distinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity.

And even before then, scholars warn, the demand for resources in an energy-hungry world could raise pressure to renegotiate Antarctica's treaties, possibly allowing more commercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against them expire.

A full 18 percent have even returned devices until they feel they can get safer guarantees against having their sensitive information hacked.

The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in — and measuring us against - our peer group.

American educates so manymore people at university that one can’t expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities, says the professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, I’m not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.

"The project has two sides," says Xavier Serrat, Neurice project manager and researcher at the University of Barcelona,"the short-term fight against the snail, and a mid- to long-term fight against climate change.

Aristotle and Socrates debated the nature of "akrasia"一our tendency to do things against our interests.

As a journalist, I have competed against NYU, Columbia, and Northeastern graduates for jobs.

But that's the negative side, with risks that must be balanced against the benefits of sharing.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

However, they're more cautious about sharing information with nonmembers, as the organization guards against others developing the ability to hiJack and take control of their satellites.

In 2008 and 2009, class-action lawsuits were filed against SC Johnson for using "Greenlist" labels on its cleaning products.

Our customers come in and enjoy their food and drinks, while little rabbits play about and brush against their legs.

So Boser has to vaccinate her foxes against various diseases.

So I started practicing the various practical steps mentioned by the author in the book, and began to revolt against the very idea of being too busy.

The commission's revised "Green Guides" warn against using labels that make broad claims, like "eco-friendly".

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.

The millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable

The most promising strategy has become to harness one foe against the other.

The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in—and measuring us against—our peer group.

The researchers explained that the study demonstrated when we are in a novel environment the brain partly remains alert so that humans can defend themselves against any potential danger.

The studies also ran up against many methodological challenges, the biggest of which centered on the old statistical saying, "Correlation does not equal causation."

We have no chance of competing against machines on frequent high-volume tasks, but there are things we can do that machines cannot.

Women won the right at to swim in public pools, learned to swim properly, created appropriate swimwear, and in time even competed against men.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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紧靠；倚；碰

If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.

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反对（计划、*策、制度等）

If you are against something such as a plan, policy, or system, you think it is wrong, bad, or stupid.

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与…竞争；与…对阵

If you compete against someone in a game, you try to beat them.

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反对；对抗

If you take action against someone or something, you try to harm them.

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制止；预防；阻止

If you take action against a possible future event, you try to prevent it.

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违背，违抗（愿望、劝告或命令）

If you do something against someone's wishes, advice, or orders, you do not do what they want you to do or tell you to do.

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防备

If you do something in order to protect yourself against something unpleasant or harmful, you do something which will make its effects on you less serious if it happens.

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不喜欢；对…存有芥蒂

If you have something against someone or something, you dislike them.

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违反（法律或规则）

If something is against the law or against the rules, there is a law or a rule which says that you must not do it.

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迎着；逆着

If you are moving against a current, tide, or wind, you are moving in the opposite direction to it.

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以…为背景

If something happens or is considered against a particular background of events, it is considered in relation to those events, because those events are relevant to it.

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和…对比；对照

If something is measured or valued against something else, it is measured or valued by comparing it with the other thing.

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与…相对；与…比较

If you discuss a particular set of facts or figures as against another set, you are comparing or contrasting the two sets of facts or figures.

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不利于

The odds against something happening are the chances or odds that it will not happen.

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英汉词典释义

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(表示方向)与…方向相反, 逆着, 迎着, 顶着

(表示方位)紧靠着…, 倚靠着…

(表示对象)对…不利, 对…有害; 和…碰撞, 与…撞击; 预防, 以…为抵御对象; 以…为竞争对手; 违反, 违背

(表示目的)为…做准备, 防备…之用

(表示态度)反对, 反抗

(表示依据)以…为标准

以…兑换, 以…交换

(表示对比)和…比, 和…对照; 以…为背景

adj.

(对措施、提议等)反对的；对立的；对抗的

(尤指成功、机会等)可能性不大的；不利的

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