Definition of opposition in English:

opposition

noun ɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌɑpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n

1mass noun Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.
反抗，抵抗；反对
there was considerable opposition to the proposal
建议遭到了强烈反对。
Example sentencesExamples
- For some, it appeared to breed a resistance or opposition to program authorities, which they later regretted.
- Your argument to justify your opposition to the peace talks is puerile.
- There was a good turnout and on the day that I attended there seemed to be a general feeling of opposition to the planned route through Millans Park.
- And in one of his most peculiar lines of argument, he also blames a lack of opposition to his plans.
- Critics have also accused him of race-based opposition to one portion of the Voting Rights Act.
- True, such skepticism was in some quarters a mask for outright opposition to American military power in general.
- I understand their misgivings but I most strongly disapprove of their opposition to change.
- This is why it has become not just opposition to a point of view, but opposition to an entire rhetorical technique.
- But there has been far more opposition in Hornsea, which has become the hotbed of opposition to a council some in the town see as out of touch and arrogant.
- The result comes on the same day objectors claimed there is virtually unanimous local opposition to further expansion at Stansted.
- The industry's opposition to the country-of-origin labeling is just one shocking thing they've done.
- Public outrage at her conviction and execution have been credited with generating the first vocal opposition to the trials.
- We also must also educate ourselves about the importance of the constitution and opposition to those who threaten the rule of law.
- The second conclusion we can draw is that Gray's opposition to the notion of historical moral progress poses no serious challenge to existential humanism.
- But my criticisms were borne out of opposition to the policy and not a desire to see the Prime Minister step down.
- Opposition to quotas is not the same thing as opposition to affirmative action.
- Your argument seems to conflate opposition to the war with opposition to a ‘unilateral’ war.
- To appease the vocal opposition to the privatisation threat, the government tightened the provisions against extra billing and queue jumping.
- This perception has caused resentment, antagonism, and opposition to the West.
- A lot of what sounds like opposition to the war is more like opposition to losing the war.
Synonyms
resistance, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, objection, dissent, criticism, defiance, non-compliance, obstruction, obstructiveness, counteraction
dislike, disapproval, demurral
1. 1.1often the opposition A group of opponents, especially in sport, business, or politics.
  the home team made short work of the opposition
  Example sentencesExamples
  In politics, opposition parties were eliminated, and a personality cult was built around the figure of Mussolini, Il Duce.
  He started cracking jokes, contrasting the flippancy of opposition politics with the weight of responsibility he had to bear.
  In any event, it is not the coach's business to let the opposition know beforehand the team's weaknesses in any area.
  It dispelled attempts to portray her as less concerned about the national interest than her opponents in the opposition parties and within her own party.
  Not all the demonstrators belong to the parties who make up the opposition or support their politics.
  In November 1926, all rival political parties and opposition newspapers were banned in Italy.
  In these heady days of professionalism, enjoying your sport and respecting your opposition are all too rare.
  The mere fact that politics in Namibia is not issue-orientated makes it difficult for the sustainability of opposition politics.
  Trust and betrayal became a central nexus in radical opposition politics and the stakes could be very high.
  It was supported by the government, opposition, big businesses and trade unions.
  Some opposition politicians and businessmen are also taking on the role of the fifth columnists.
  Poe, the frontrunner for a faction of the divided political opposition, cornered 31 percent of the respondents.
  The second detractor is an absence of respect for your opponent or opposition within the discussion.
  Such a development inevitably comes up against the restraints of the profit system and meets with the opposition of big business.
  Synonyms
  opponents, opposing side, other side, other team, competition, competitors, opposers, rivals, adversaries, antagonists, enemies
  literary foes
2. 1.2British The principal parliamentary party opposed to that in office.
  〈英〉反对党，在野党
  the leader of the Opposition
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Opposition must then have policies which, in the eyes of the electorate, are relevant to the day.
  The Opposition will stoop to anything to show a point of difference, just for power.
  She alleged that the Opposition had not even explained the reason for its action.
  That is a straightforward question that I would expect the Opposition to be able to ask.
  The Opposition should think about the comments that he used in his report.
  The Opposition has been calling for a legislative response to rural crime for a long time.
  The Opposition simply asks that people be allowed to keep more of what they earn.
  The Opposition had sent the Bill back to the Commons four times in an unprecedentedly bitter conflict.
  I do not think it goes against what the Leader of the Opposition said in any way.
  The Opposition would say that that is retribution for all the wrong he has done.
  The Opposition wants to see all the evidence and is demanding it be tabled for public scrutiny.
  The Opposition is not the only political force bringing its own pressure to bear.
  So already we do not have a majority in the Opposition for this particular form of legislation.
  The Opposition gets a certain number of questions in a day, and you keep a very strict tally on that.
  The Opposition did not have the opportunity to lodge a letter between Friday and now.
  The Opposition is demanding that the government stop spinning the issue and clarify its position.
  The Opposition was aware that the Minister was interviewed this morning on the radio.
  The Opposition believes his handling of this case has been a disgrace and is enough for his head to go.
  The Opposition has accused the Greens of going soft and voting with the Government.
  The Opposition would not be doing its job if it were not raising these issues as being important.
3. 1.3Astronomy Astrology The apparent position of two celestial objects that are directly opposite each other in the sky, especially the position of a planet when opposite the sun.
  〔天文，占星〕冲
  Example sentencesExamples
  A study of your birth chart reveals an opposition between your natal moon in Sagittarius and Saturn in Gemini.
  The other half of the Grand Cross is the opposition of Mars in Scorpio and Saturn in Taurus.
  An eclipse occurs only if the Moon crosses the ecliptic when very close to either conjunction or opposition, respectively producing solar and lunar eclipses.
  At opposition, a planet also comes closest to earth and shines at its brightest for the year.
  A lack of self-approval is usually present when the Sun and Saturn are in opposition.
2A contrast or antithesis.
对立，相对
a nature–culture opposition
自然与人为的对立。
mass noun the opposition between practical and poetic language
Example sentencesExamples
- These two oppositions generate four basic strands of modern thought.
- But democracy doesn't quite make it into the binary oppositions involved in this fight.
- Deconstruction radically unsettled what were taken to be stable concepts and conceptual oppositions.
- Basically one part of the theory said that we all see things differently, because of the binary oppositions to which we all give different meaning.
- Maori folklore focuses on oppositions between pairs, such as earth and sky, life and death, and male and female.
- Lee's book has made me retrace the binary oppositions that have shaped prior discussions of critical pedagogy.
- From this initial and highly problematic binary, Schultz deduces a series of categorical oppositions.
- Likewise Tomu came to think of a film's plot in terms of a series of oppositions or conflicts.
- Our personal lives are marked by these fractures, oppositions, and incoherences.
- Meadows is smart to avoid easy good guy/bad guy oppositions.
- Cinema offers simultaneous affirmation and dissolution of the binary oppositions upon which our most fundamental notions of self and other are based.
- These binary oppositions were natural to a medical world view that took for granted a Cartesian mind-body dualism.
- Our western predilection of talking in terms of binary oppositions finds an array of contrasts to play with in Wuthering Heights.
- As usual with such defining oppositions, there is also striking symmetry.
- Its characters are presented ambiguously and their conflicts are not structured in terms of clear-cut oppositions between good and evil.
- In any case those same theologians had tried to deal with the problem of evil by making it necessary to the existence of good, in a world that actually ran on binary oppositions.
- By including and blending the oppositions within her narration, de Pisan has created an engaging and lively epic of her hero, Joan of Arc.
- Set in a region of seascapes and vineyards, Penola is no stranger to interesting oppositions.
- Among the ancients, she begins, the oppositions to rational truth were error, ignorance and, most of all, opinion.
- Neither entirely human nor artificial, but a combination of the two, the cyborg problematizes all dualities and oppositions.
Synonyms
conflict, clash, difference, contrast, disparity, antithesis, polarity

Phrases

in opposition

1In contrast or conflict.
对立，相对
they found themselves in opposition to state policy
他们发现他们的意见和国家政策完全相反。
Example sentencesExamples
- He will never start a movement in opposition to those he condemns, because that would be sticking his neck out.
- In many parts of the country, local groups have formed committees in opposition to the plan.
- In fact, wisdom and faith are not really in opposition to one another.
- John too stood in opposition to the notion that credentials made a difference in matters of faith.
- It's very easy to be in opposition to the government if your vote doesn't matter.
- I have no quarrel with people who hold personal beliefs that are in opposition to mine.
- Most hip hop emerging out of South Africa today positions itself in opposition to kwaito music.
- You put yourself in opposition to a number of Republicans, as well, on immigration.
- So we actually have several different views that are completely in opposition to one another.
- More than 200 students rallied at the doors of the meeting in opposition to the fee increase.
1. 1.1(of a major political party) not forming the government.
  （政党）在野的
  the objectives of the party while in opposition
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of course, a government may claim that a problem is never exactly the same as it appeared when it was a party in opposition.
  Having spent a political eternity in opposition, the Liberal Democrats now find themselves in power.
  However, in 1895 the Liberals lost power and remained in opposition for the next 11 years.
  And there are those who say that because we are in opposition we should be opposing the government.
  What might be the legacies of three terms of a New Labour government and what would be the direction of the Labour Party in opposition?
  Despite eight miserable years in opposition the party still seems reluctant to take this lesson on board.
  He has fought against it in government, in opposition and within his own party.
  That is how a political party in opposition is transformed into a governing party.
  Nevertheless, it could be better for the future of the party to be in opposition and have some time to regroup.
  The time for generating new ideas is while a party is in opposition.
  The Labour Party changed quite radically during its long years in opposition.
  Labour-type parties that are in opposition in Europe are trying to gain from the revolt against neo-liberalism.
  All other parties had worn themselves down in parliament, either in opposition or in government.
  Who takes over as leader of the Labour Party in opposition, I wonder?
  Hard choices were what he really imposed on his party in opposition, not a spiritual journey.
  Since independence, the order has played a significant role in government, either in coalition or in opposition.
  In Federal Germany the Social Democrats remained, likewise, in opposition until 1966.
  He spent most of his parliamentary life in opposition during the Thatcher years.
  The Labour party had 18 years in opposition to think about its favoured structure.
  In the 1997 election, Labour was returned to office after 18 years in opposition.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin oppositio(n-), from opponere 'set against'.

Definition of opposition in US English:

opposition

nounˌɑpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌäpəˈziSH(ə)n

1Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.
反抗，抵抗；反对
there was considerable opposition to the proposal
建议遭到了强烈反对。
the regime cracked down against the threat of opposition
该政权以镇压来对付反抗的威胁。
Example sentencesExamples
- Opposition to quotas is not the same thing as opposition to affirmative action.
- This perception has caused resentment, antagonism, and opposition to the West.
- Critics have also accused him of race-based opposition to one portion of the Voting Rights Act.
- But my criticisms were borne out of opposition to the policy and not a desire to see the Prime Minister step down.
- The result comes on the same day objectors claimed there is virtually unanimous local opposition to further expansion at Stansted.
- There was a good turnout and on the day that I attended there seemed to be a general feeling of opposition to the planned route through Millans Park.
- To appease the vocal opposition to the privatisation threat, the government tightened the provisions against extra billing and queue jumping.
- This is why it has become not just opposition to a point of view, but opposition to an entire rhetorical technique.
- I understand their misgivings but I most strongly disapprove of their opposition to change.
- Your argument to justify your opposition to the peace talks is puerile.
- But there has been far more opposition in Hornsea, which has become the hotbed of opposition to a council some in the town see as out of touch and arrogant.
- For some, it appeared to breed a resistance or opposition to program authorities, which they later regretted.
- Your argument seems to conflate opposition to the war with opposition to a ‘unilateral’ war.
- The second conclusion we can draw is that Gray's opposition to the notion of historical moral progress poses no serious challenge to existential humanism.
- We also must also educate ourselves about the importance of the constitution and opposition to those who threaten the rule of law.
- Public outrage at her conviction and execution have been credited with generating the first vocal opposition to the trials.
- A lot of what sounds like opposition to the war is more like opposition to losing the war.
- True, such skepticism was in some quarters a mask for outright opposition to American military power in general.
- And in one of his most peculiar lines of argument, he also blames a lack of opposition to his plans.
- The industry's opposition to the country-of-origin labeling is just one shocking thing they've done.
Synonyms
resistance, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, objection, dissent, criticism, defiance, non-compliance, obstruction, obstructiveness, counteraction
1. 1.1often the opposition A group of adversaries or competitors, especially a rival political party or athletic team.
  敌手，对手（尤指反对党或对方运动队）
  Example sentencesExamples
  It dispelled attempts to portray her as less concerned about the national interest than her opponents in the opposition parties and within her own party.
  The mere fact that politics in Namibia is not issue-orientated makes it difficult for the sustainability of opposition politics.
  In politics, opposition parties were eliminated, and a personality cult was built around the figure of Mussolini, Il Duce.
  He started cracking jokes, contrasting the flippancy of opposition politics with the weight of responsibility he had to bear.
  Some opposition politicians and businessmen are also taking on the role of the fifth columnists.
  It was supported by the government, opposition, big businesses and trade unions.
  In November 1926, all rival political parties and opposition newspapers were banned in Italy.
  In any event, it is not the coach's business to let the opposition know beforehand the team's weaknesses in any area.
  In these heady days of professionalism, enjoying your sport and respecting your opposition are all too rare.
  Poe, the frontrunner for a faction of the divided political opposition, cornered 31 percent of the respondents.
  Such a development inevitably comes up against the restraints of the profit system and meets with the opposition of big business.
  Not all the demonstrators belong to the parties who make up the opposition or support their politics.
  The second detractor is an absence of respect for your opponent or opposition within the discussion.
  Trust and betrayal became a central nexus in radical opposition politics and the stakes could be very high.
  Synonyms
  opponents, opposing side, other side, other team, competition, competitors, opposers, rivals, adversaries, antagonists, enemies
2. 1.2the opposition The principal political party opposed to the one in office.
  〈英〉反对党，在野党
  Example sentencesExamples
  That is a straightforward question that I would expect the Opposition to be able to ask.
  The Opposition had sent the Bill back to the Commons four times in an unprecedentedly bitter conflict.
  The Opposition gets a certain number of questions in a day, and you keep a very strict tally on that.
  The Opposition believes his handling of this case has been a disgrace and is enough for his head to go.
  The Opposition wants to see all the evidence and is demanding it be tabled for public scrutiny.
  The Opposition will stoop to anything to show a point of difference, just for power.
  The Opposition simply asks that people be allowed to keep more of what they earn.
  The Opposition should think about the comments that he used in his report.
  The Opposition must then have policies which, in the eyes of the electorate, are relevant to the day.
  I do not think it goes against what the Leader of the Opposition said in any way.
  So already we do not have a majority in the Opposition for this particular form of legislation.
  The Opposition would not be doing its job if it were not raising these issues as being important.
  The Opposition has been calling for a legislative response to rural crime for a long time.
  She alleged that the Opposition had not even explained the reason for its action.
  The Opposition would say that that is retribution for all the wrong he has done.
  The Opposition did not have the opportunity to lodge a letter between Friday and now.
  The Opposition is not the only political force bringing its own pressure to bear.
  The Opposition has accused the Greens of going soft and voting with the Government.
  The Opposition is demanding that the government stop spinning the issue and clarify its position.
  The Opposition was aware that the Minister was interviewed this morning on the radio.
3. 1.3 A contrast or antithesis.
  对立，相对
  a nature-culture opposition
  自然与人为的对立。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In any case those same theologians had tried to deal with the problem of evil by making it necessary to the existence of good, in a world that actually ran on binary oppositions.
  From this initial and highly problematic binary, Schultz deduces a series of categorical oppositions.
  Set in a region of seascapes and vineyards, Penola is no stranger to interesting oppositions.
  These two oppositions generate four basic strands of modern thought.
  Deconstruction radically unsettled what were taken to be stable concepts and conceptual oppositions.
  Maori folklore focuses on oppositions between pairs, such as earth and sky, life and death, and male and female.
  Among the ancients, she begins, the oppositions to rational truth were error, ignorance and, most of all, opinion.
  These binary oppositions were natural to a medical world view that took for granted a Cartesian mind-body dualism.
  Our personal lives are marked by these fractures, oppositions, and incoherences.
  But democracy doesn't quite make it into the binary oppositions involved in this fight.
  As usual with such defining oppositions, there is also striking symmetry.
  Our western predilection of talking in terms of binary oppositions finds an array of contrasts to play with in Wuthering Heights.
  By including and blending the oppositions within her narration, de Pisan has created an engaging and lively epic of her hero, Joan of Arc.
  Cinema offers simultaneous affirmation and dissolution of the binary oppositions upon which our most fundamental notions of self and other are based.
  Lee's book has made me retrace the binary oppositions that have shaped prior discussions of critical pedagogy.
  Basically one part of the theory said that we all see things differently, because of the binary oppositions to which we all give different meaning.
  Neither entirely human nor artificial, but a combination of the two, the cyborg problematizes all dualities and oppositions.
  Meadows is smart to avoid easy good guy/bad guy oppositions.
  Likewise Tomu came to think of a film's plot in terms of a series of oppositions or conflicts.
  Its characters are presented ambiguously and their conflicts are not structured in terms of clear-cut oppositions between good and evil.
  Synonyms
  conflict, clash, difference, contrast, disparity, antithesis, polarity
4. 1.4Logic (of two propositions) the relation of having the same subject and predicate, but differing in quantity, quality, or both.
5. 1.5Astrology Astronomy The apparent position of two celestial objects that are directly opposite each other in the sky, especially when a superior planet is opposite the sun.
  〔天文，占星〕冲
  Example sentencesExamples
  At opposition, a planet also comes closest to earth and shines at its brightest for the year.
  A study of your birth chart reveals an opposition between your natal moon in Sagittarius and Saturn in Gemini.
  An eclipse occurs only if the Moon crosses the ecliptic when very close to either conjunction or opposition, respectively producing solar and lunar eclipses.
  A lack of self-approval is usually present when the Sun and Saturn are in opposition.
  The other half of the Grand Cross is the opposition of Mars in Scorpio and Saturn in Taurus.

Phrases

in opposition

In contrast or conflict.
对立，相对
they found themselves in opposition to federal policy
他们发现他们的意见和国家政策完全相反。
Example sentencesExamples
- John too stood in opposition to the notion that credentials made a difference in matters of faith.
- He will never start a movement in opposition to those he condemns, because that would be sticking his neck out.
- In many parts of the country, local groups have formed committees in opposition to the plan.
- In fact, wisdom and faith are not really in opposition to one another.
- So we actually have several different views that are completely in opposition to one another.
- It's very easy to be in opposition to the government if your vote doesn't matter.
- You put yourself in opposition to a number of Republicans, as well, on immigration.
- More than 200 students rallied at the doors of the meeting in opposition to the fee increase.
- Most hip hop emerging out of South Africa today positions itself in opposition to kwaito music.
- I have no quarrel with people who hold personal beliefs that are in opposition to mine.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin oppositio(n-), from opponere ‘set against’.

单词	opposition
释义	Definition of opposition in English: opposition noun ɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌɑpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n 1mass noun Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument. 反抗，抵抗；反对 there was considerable opposition to the proposal 建议遭到了强烈反对。 Example sentencesExamples For some, it appeared to breed a resistance or opposition to program authorities, which they later regretted. Your argument to justify your opposition to the peace talks is puerile. There was a good turnout and on the day that I attended there seemed to be a general feeling of opposition to the planned route through Millans Park. And in one of his most peculiar lines of argument, he also blames a lack of opposition to his plans. Critics have also accused him of race-based opposition to one portion of the Voting Rights Act. True, such skepticism was in some quarters a mask for outright opposition to American military power in general. I understand their misgivings but I most strongly disapprove of their opposition to change. This is why it has become not just opposition to a point of view, but opposition to an entire rhetorical technique. But there has been far more opposition in Hornsea, which has become the hotbed of opposition to a council some in the town see as out of touch and arrogant. The result comes on the same day objectors claimed there is virtually unanimous local opposition to further expansion at Stansted. The industry's opposition to the country-of-origin labeling is just one shocking thing they've done. Public outrage at her conviction and execution have been credited with generating the first vocal opposition to the trials. We also must also educate ourselves about the importance of the constitution and opposition to those who threaten the rule of law. The second conclusion we can draw is that Gray's opposition to the notion of historical moral progress poses no serious challenge to existential humanism. But my criticisms were borne out of opposition to the policy and not a desire to see the Prime Minister step down. Opposition to quotas is not the same thing as opposition to affirmative action. Your argument seems to conflate opposition to the war with opposition to a ‘unilateral’ war. To appease the vocal opposition to the privatisation threat, the government tightened the provisions against extra billing and queue jumping. This perception has caused resentment, antagonism, and opposition to the West. A lot of what sounds like opposition to the war is more like opposition to losing the war. Synonyms resistance, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, objection, dissent, criticism, defiance, non-compliance, obstruction, obstructiveness, counteraction dislike, disapproval, demurral 1.1often the opposition A group of opponents, especially in sport, business, or politics. the home team made short work of the opposition Example sentencesExamples In politics, opposition parties were eliminated, and a personality cult was built around the figure of Mussolini, Il Duce. He started cracking jokes, contrasting the flippancy of opposition politics with the weight of responsibility he had to bear. In any event, it is not the coach's business to let the opposition know beforehand the team's weaknesses in any area. It dispelled attempts to portray her as less concerned about the national interest than her opponents in the opposition parties and within her own party. Not all the demonstrators belong to the parties who make up the opposition or support their politics. In November 1926, all rival political parties and opposition newspapers were banned in Italy. In these heady days of professionalism, enjoying your sport and respecting your opposition are all too rare. The mere fact that politics in Namibia is not issue-orientated makes it difficult for the sustainability of opposition politics. Trust and betrayal became a central nexus in radical opposition politics and the stakes could be very high. It was supported by the government, opposition, big businesses and trade unions. Some opposition politicians and businessmen are also taking on the role of the fifth columnists. Poe, the frontrunner for a faction of the divided political opposition, cornered 31 percent of the respondents. The second detractor is an absence of respect for your opponent or opposition within the discussion. Such a development inevitably comes up against the restraints of the profit system and meets with the opposition of big business. Synonyms opponents, opposing side, other side, other team, competition, competitors, opposers, rivals, adversaries, antagonists, enemies literary foes 1.2British The principal parliamentary party opposed to that in office. 〈英〉反对党，在野党 the leader of the Opposition Example sentencesExamples The Opposition must then have policies which, in the eyes of the electorate, are relevant to the day. The Opposition will stoop to anything to show a point of difference, just for power. She alleged that the Opposition had not even explained the reason for its action. That is a straightforward question that I would expect the Opposition to be able to ask. The Opposition should think about the comments that he used in his report. The Opposition has been calling for a legislative response to rural crime for a long time. The Opposition simply asks that people be allowed to keep more of what they earn. The Opposition had sent the Bill back to the Commons four times in an unprecedentedly bitter conflict. I do not think it goes against what the Leader of the Opposition said in any way. The Opposition would say that that is retribution for all the wrong he has done. The Opposition wants to see all the evidence and is demanding it be tabled for public scrutiny. The Opposition is not the only political force bringing its own pressure to bear. So already we do not have a majority in the Opposition for this particular form of legislation. The Opposition gets a certain number of questions in a day, and you keep a very strict tally on that. The Opposition did not have the opportunity to lodge a letter between Friday and now. The Opposition is demanding that the government stop spinning the issue and clarify its position. The Opposition was aware that the Minister was interviewed this morning on the radio. The Opposition believes his handling of this case has been a disgrace and is enough for his head to go. The Opposition has accused the Greens of going soft and voting with the Government. The Opposition would not be doing its job if it were not raising these issues as being important. 1.3Astronomy Astrology The apparent position of two celestial objects that are directly opposite each other in the sky, especially the position of a planet when opposite the sun. 〔天文，占星〕冲 Example sentencesExamples A study of your birth chart reveals an opposition between your natal moon in Sagittarius and Saturn in Gemini. The other half of the Grand Cross is the opposition of Mars in Scorpio and Saturn in Taurus. An eclipse occurs only if the Moon crosses the ecliptic when very close to either conjunction or opposition, respectively producing solar and lunar eclipses. At opposition, a planet also comes closest to earth and shines at its brightest for the year. A lack of self-approval is usually present when the Sun and Saturn are in opposition. 2A contrast or antithesis. 对立，相对 a nature–culture opposition 自然与人为的对立。 mass noun the opposition between practical and poetic language Example sentencesExamples These two oppositions generate four basic strands of modern thought. But democracy doesn't quite make it into the binary oppositions involved in this fight. Deconstruction radically unsettled what were taken to be stable concepts and conceptual oppositions. Basically one part of the theory said that we all see things differently, because of the binary oppositions to which we all give different meaning. Maori folklore focuses on oppositions between pairs, such as earth and sky, life and death, and male and female. Lee's book has made me retrace the binary oppositions that have shaped prior discussions of critical pedagogy. From this initial and highly problematic binary, Schultz deduces a series of categorical oppositions. Likewise Tomu came to think of a film's plot in terms of a series of oppositions or conflicts. Our personal lives are marked by these fractures, oppositions, and incoherences. Meadows is smart to avoid easy good guy/bad guy oppositions. Cinema offers simultaneous affirmation and dissolution of the binary oppositions upon which our most fundamental notions of self and other are based. These binary oppositions were natural to a medical world view that took for granted a Cartesian mind-body dualism. Our western predilection of talking in terms of binary oppositions finds an array of contrasts to play with in Wuthering Heights. As usual with such defining oppositions, there is also striking symmetry. Its characters are presented ambiguously and their conflicts are not structured in terms of clear-cut oppositions between good and evil. In any case those same theologians had tried to deal with the problem of evil by making it necessary to the existence of good, in a world that actually ran on binary oppositions. By including and blending the oppositions within her narration, de Pisan has created an engaging and lively epic of her hero, Joan of Arc. Set in a region of seascapes and vineyards, Penola is no stranger to interesting oppositions. Among the ancients, she begins, the oppositions to rational truth were error, ignorance and, most of all, opinion. Neither entirely human nor artificial, but a combination of the two, the cyborg problematizes all dualities and oppositions. Synonyms conflict, clash, difference, contrast, disparity, antithesis, polarity Phrases in opposition 1In contrast or conflict. 对立，相对 they found themselves in opposition to state policy 他们发现他们的意见和国家政策完全相反。 Example sentencesExamples He will never start a movement in opposition to those he condemns, because that would be sticking his neck out. In many parts of the country, local groups have formed committees in opposition to the plan. In fact, wisdom and faith are not really in opposition to one another. John too stood in opposition to the notion that credentials made a difference in matters of faith. It's very easy to be in opposition to the government if your vote doesn't matter. I have no quarrel with people who hold personal beliefs that are in opposition to mine. Most hip hop emerging out of South Africa today positions itself in opposition to kwaito music. You put yourself in opposition to a number of Republicans, as well, on immigration. So we actually have several different views that are completely in opposition to one another. More than 200 students rallied at the doors of the meeting in opposition to the fee increase. 1.1(of a major political party) not forming the government. （政党）在野的 the objectives of the party while in opposition Example sentencesExamples Of course, a government may claim that a problem is never exactly the same as it appeared when it was a party in opposition. Having spent a political eternity in opposition, the Liberal Democrats now find themselves in power. However, in 1895 the Liberals lost power and remained in opposition for the next 11 years. And there are those who say that because we are in opposition we should be opposing the government. What might be the legacies of three terms of a New Labour government and what would be the direction of the Labour Party in opposition? Despite eight miserable years in opposition the party still seems reluctant to take this lesson on board. He has fought against it in government, in opposition and within his own party. That is how a political party in opposition is transformed into a governing party. Nevertheless, it could be better for the future of the party to be in opposition and have some time to regroup. The time for generating new ideas is while a party is in opposition. The Labour Party changed quite radically during its long years in opposition. Labour-type parties that are in opposition in Europe are trying to gain from the revolt against neo-liberalism. All other parties had worn themselves down in parliament, either in opposition or in government. Who takes over as leader of the Labour Party in opposition, I wonder? Hard choices were what he really imposed on his party in opposition, not a spiritual journey. Since independence, the order has played a significant role in government, either in coalition or in opposition. In Federal Germany the Social Democrats remained, likewise, in opposition until 1966. He spent most of his parliamentary life in opposition during the Thatcher years. The Labour party had 18 years in opposition to think about its favoured structure. In the 1997 election, Labour was returned to office after 18 years in opposition. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin oppositio(n-), from opponere 'set against'. noun.1 phr. Definition of opposition in US English: opposition nounˌɑpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌäpəˈziSH(ə)n 1Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument. 反抗，抵抗；反对 there was considerable opposition to the proposal 建议遭到了强烈反对。 the regime cracked down against the threat of opposition 该政权以镇压来对付反抗的威胁。 Example sentencesExamples Opposition to quotas is not the same thing as opposition to affirmative action. This perception has caused resentment, antagonism, and opposition to the West. Critics have also accused him of race-based opposition to one portion of the Voting Rights Act. But my criticisms were borne out of opposition to the policy and not a desire to see the Prime Minister step down. The result comes on the same day objectors claimed there is virtually unanimous local opposition to further expansion at Stansted. There was a good turnout and on the day that I attended there seemed to be a general feeling of opposition to the planned route through Millans Park. To appease the vocal opposition to the privatisation threat, the government tightened the provisions against extra billing and queue jumping. This is why it has become not just opposition to a point of view, but opposition to an entire rhetorical technique. I understand their misgivings but I most strongly disapprove of their opposition to change. Your argument to justify your opposition to the peace talks is puerile. But there has been far more opposition in Hornsea, which has become the hotbed of opposition to a council some in the town see as out of touch and arrogant. For some, it appeared to breed a resistance or opposition to program authorities, which they later regretted. Your argument seems to conflate opposition to the war with opposition to a ‘unilateral’ war. The second conclusion we can draw is that Gray's opposition to the notion of historical moral progress poses no serious challenge to existential humanism. We also must also educate ourselves about the importance of the constitution and opposition to those who threaten the rule of law. Public outrage at her conviction and execution have been credited with generating the first vocal opposition to the trials. A lot of what sounds like opposition to the war is more like opposition to losing the war. True, such skepticism was in some quarters a mask for outright opposition to American military power in general. And in one of his most peculiar lines of argument, he also blames a lack of opposition to his plans. The industry's opposition to the country-of-origin labeling is just one shocking thing they've done. Synonyms resistance, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, objection, dissent, criticism, defiance, non-compliance, obstruction, obstructiveness, counteraction 1.1often the opposition A group of adversaries or competitors, especially a rival political party or athletic team. 敌手，对手（尤指反对党或对方运动队） Example sentencesExamples It dispelled attempts to portray her as less concerned about the national interest than her opponents in the opposition parties and within her own party. The mere fact that politics in Namibia is not issue-orientated makes it difficult for the sustainability of opposition politics. In politics, opposition parties were eliminated, and a personality cult was built around the figure of Mussolini, Il Duce. He started cracking jokes, contrasting the flippancy of opposition politics with the weight of responsibility he had to bear. Some opposition politicians and businessmen are also taking on the role of the fifth columnists. It was supported by the government, opposition, big businesses and trade unions. In November 1926, all rival political parties and opposition newspapers were banned in Italy. In any event, it is not the coach's business to let the opposition know beforehand the team's weaknesses in any area. In these heady days of professionalism, enjoying your sport and respecting your opposition are all too rare. Poe, the frontrunner for a faction of the divided political opposition, cornered 31 percent of the respondents. Such a development inevitably comes up against the restraints of the profit system and meets with the opposition of big business. Not all the demonstrators belong to the parties who make up the opposition or support their politics. The second detractor is an absence of respect for your opponent or opposition within the discussion. Trust and betrayal became a central nexus in radical opposition politics and the stakes could be very high. Synonyms opponents, opposing side, other side, other team, competition, competitors, opposers, rivals, adversaries, antagonists, enemies 1.2the opposition The principal political party opposed to the one in office. 〈英〉反对党，在野党 Example sentencesExamples That is a straightforward question that I would expect the Opposition to be able to ask. The Opposition had sent the Bill back to the Commons four times in an unprecedentedly bitter conflict. The Opposition gets a certain number of questions in a day, and you keep a very strict tally on that. The Opposition believes his handling of this case has been a disgrace and is enough for his head to go. The Opposition wants to see all the evidence and is demanding it be tabled for public scrutiny. The Opposition will stoop to anything to show a point of difference, just for power. The Opposition simply asks that people be allowed to keep more of what they earn. The Opposition should think about the comments that he used in his report. The Opposition must then have policies which, in the eyes of the electorate, are relevant to the day. I do not think it goes against what the Leader of the Opposition said in any way. So already we do not have a majority in the Opposition for this particular form of legislation. The Opposition would not be doing its job if it were not raising these issues as being important. The Opposition has been calling for a legislative response to rural crime for a long time. She alleged that the Opposition had not even explained the reason for its action. The Opposition would say that that is retribution for all the wrong he has done. The Opposition did not have the opportunity to lodge a letter between Friday and now. The Opposition is not the only political force bringing its own pressure to bear. The Opposition has accused the Greens of going soft and voting with the Government. The Opposition is demanding that the government stop spinning the issue and clarify its position. The Opposition was aware that the Minister was interviewed this morning on the radio. 1.3 A contrast or antithesis. 对立，相对 a nature-culture opposition 自然与人为的对立。 Example sentencesExamples In any case those same theologians had tried to deal with the problem of evil by making it necessary to the existence of good, in a world that actually ran on binary oppositions. From this initial and highly problematic binary, Schultz deduces a series of categorical oppositions. Set in a region of seascapes and vineyards, Penola is no stranger to interesting oppositions. These two oppositions generate four basic strands of modern thought. Deconstruction radically unsettled what were taken to be stable concepts and conceptual oppositions. Maori folklore focuses on oppositions between pairs, such as earth and sky, life and death, and male and female. Among the ancients, she begins, the oppositions to rational truth were error, ignorance and, most of all, opinion. These binary oppositions were natural to a medical world view that took for granted a Cartesian mind-body dualism. Our personal lives are marked by these fractures, oppositions, and incoherences. But democracy doesn't quite make it into the binary oppositions involved in this fight. As usual with such defining oppositions, there is also striking symmetry. Our western predilection of talking in terms of binary oppositions finds an array of contrasts to play with in Wuthering Heights. By including and blending the oppositions within her narration, de Pisan has created an engaging and lively epic of her hero, Joan of Arc. Cinema offers simultaneous affirmation and dissolution of the binary oppositions upon which our most fundamental notions of self and other are based. Lee's book has made me retrace the binary oppositions that have shaped prior discussions of critical pedagogy. Basically one part of the theory said that we all see things differently, because of the binary oppositions to which we all give different meaning. Neither entirely human nor artificial, but a combination of the two, the cyborg problematizes all dualities and oppositions. Meadows is smart to avoid easy good guy/bad guy oppositions. Likewise Tomu came to think of a film's plot in terms of a series of oppositions or conflicts. Its characters are presented ambiguously and their conflicts are not structured in terms of clear-cut oppositions between good and evil. Synonyms conflict, clash, difference, contrast, disparity, antithesis, polarity 1.4Logic (of two propositions) the relation of having the same subject and predicate, but differing in quantity, quality, or both. 1.5Astrology Astronomy The apparent position of two celestial objects that are directly opposite each other in the sky, especially when a superior planet is opposite the sun. 〔天文，占星〕冲 Example sentencesExamples At opposition, a planet also comes closest to earth and shines at its brightest for the year. A study of your birth chart reveals an opposition between your natal moon in Sagittarius and Saturn in Gemini. An eclipse occurs only if the Moon crosses the ecliptic when very close to either conjunction or opposition, respectively producing solar and lunar eclipses. A lack of self-approval is usually present when the Sun and Saturn are in opposition. The other half of the Grand Cross is the opposition of Mars in Scorpio and Saturn in Taurus. Phrases in opposition In contrast or conflict. 对立，相对 they found themselves in opposition to federal policy 他们发现他们的意见和国家政策完全相反。 Example sentencesExamples John too stood in opposition to the notion that credentials made a difference in matters of faith. He will never start a movement in opposition to those he condemns, because that would be sticking his neck out. In many parts of the country, local groups have formed committees in opposition to the plan. In fact, wisdom and faith are not really in opposition to one another. So we actually have several different views that are completely in opposition to one another. It's very easy to be in opposition to the government if your vote doesn't matter. You put yourself in opposition to a number of Republicans, as well, on immigration. More than 200 students rallied at the doors of the meeting in opposition to the fee increase. Most hip hop emerging out of South Africa today positions itself in opposition to kwaito music. I have no quarrel with people who hold personal beliefs that are in opposition to mine. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin oppositio(n-), from opponere ‘set against’. noun.1 phr.
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