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| 1 | someone who is opposed to something thinks it should not happen or should not be done 反对的 |
| +to He was bitterly opposed to the war. 他强烈反对这场战争。 |
| be opposed to doing sth Some residents were opposed to naming the high school after Martin Luther King. 一些居民反对以马丁·路德·金的名字命名这所高中。 |
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| 2 | things that are opposed are as different from each other as it is possible to be 相反的 |
| two directly opposed concepts 两个截然相反的概念 |
| The interests of buyers and sellers are diametrically opposed to each other. 买方利益与卖方利益是截然相反的。 |
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| - | as opposed to
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| used for referring to something that is very different from what you have just mentioned |
| 与…不同；而不是 |
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| The cost of these planes is £3 million, as opposed to the £2 million charged by their competitors. 这些飞机的价格是300万英镑，而不是他们的竞争者开出的200万英镑。 |
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