opponent

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英 [ə'pəʊnənt] 美[ə'ponənt]

释义

n. 对手；反对者；敌手

adj. 对立的；敌对的

词态变化

复数: opponents;

近义词

contender competitor foe combatant rival enemy adversary

助记提示

1. op- "against" + pon- + -ent.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.

中文词源

opponent 反对者，对手

op-,相对，对着的，-pon,放置，词源同pose,component.即对着放的，引申词义反对者，对手。

英文词源

opponent (n.): 1580s, from Latin opponentem (nominative opponens), present participle of opponere "oppose, object to," literally "set against, set opposite," from ob "against" (see ob-) + ponere "to put, set, place" (see position (n.)).

双语例句

1. Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.: 无论老少都看出他是种族隔离制度的坚决反对者。

2. The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.: 总统将责任完全归咎于对手。

3. He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great player.: 他是我本赛季遇到的最出色的对手，一位了不起的运动员。

4. Her opponent called her a liar to her face.: 她的对手当着她面说她是撒谎精。

5. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.: 最严重的错误就是低估对手。

英英释意

1. a contestant that you are matched against

2. someone who offers opposition

实用场景例句

a political opponent: 政敌

a dangerous/worthy/formidable opponent: 危险的 / 势均力敌的 / 强大的对手

The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season.: 该队的竞争对手本赛季尚无败绩。

opponents of abortion: 反对堕胎的人

opponents of the regime: 反对政权的人

...Mr Kennedy's opponent in the leadership contest...: 与肯尼迪先生争夺领导权的对手

He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.: 他称未经审判就将政敌关押起来是懦夫之举。

Norris twice knocked down his opponent in the early rounds of the fight...: 诺里斯在前几个回合中两次击倒对手。

He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great player.: 他是我本赛季遇到的最出色的对手，一位了不起的运动员。

...opponents of the spread of nuclear weapons...: 反对核武器扩散的人士

He became an outspoken opponent of the old Soviet system.: 他成为旧的苏联体制直言不讳的抨击者。

Ade had the edge over his opponent.: 艾德比对手略占上风.

She played badly in the first set, but then she turned the tables on her opponent and won the match.: 第一局她打得很糟, 可是后来她扭转局势赢了这场比赛.

He conceded ten points to his opponent.: 他让给自己的对手十分.

The judge pronounced for the defendant, and also said that his opponent should pay the court costs.: 法官作出有利于被告的判决, 并要原告偿付法庭费用.

He was calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent.: 他冷静沉着,聚精会神地判断如何打败对手.

He buttocked his opponent onto the mat.: 他把对手背摔在垫子上.

The boxer was grounded by his opponent.: 那个拳击手被对手打倒在地.

Jim bowed himself out of the competition when he learned who his opponent was.: 吉姆得知谁是他的对手后,退出了比赛.

He gave his opponent a good dusting.: 他将他的对手打得大败.

The boxer polished off his opponent in the first round.: 那个拳击手在第一个回合就把他的对手击倒了.

His young opponent counters with his left hand.: 他的年轻对手用左手反击.

He downed his opponent with three blows.: 他三拳击倒了对手.

He had a worthy opponent.: 他面临一个强有力的敌手

The Chinese football team outscored its opponent by two balls.: 中国足球队得分超过对方两个球.

In American football, you have to try to bring down your opponent.: 在美式橄榄球赛中, 你必须设法把对手弄倒在地.

His eagerness will not avail against the fitness and skill of his opponent.: 他求胜心切,但这并不能抵挡得住对手的健壮与技艺.

He flattened his opponent.: 他击倒了敌手.

He managed to face down his opponent.: 他竭力用目光压住对手.

考试真题

To look for worthy opponents.

They listen carefully to their opponents' views.

Once you have worthy opponents, set some ground rules so everyone understands responsibilities and boundaries.

Make sure you check in with your opponents so that they are not carrying the emotion of the battles beyond the battlefield.

Several opponents have recently emerged, ranging from rival tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon to small bodies representing authors and publishers across the world.

In broad terms, these opponents have levelled two sets of criticisms at Google

Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world's books should be controlled by non-profit organisations .

On every single move you have to analyze a situation, process what your opponent is doing and evaluate the best move from among all your options.

There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.

同义词辨析

opponent, competitor, enemy, foe, rival

这些名词均有"对手，敌手"之意。

opponent：最常用词，通常指在争论、辩论、竞选或竞赛以及其它各种矛盾冲突中站在对立面的"对手"或"敌手"。

competitor：指为同一目标或目的竞争者，一般无感情色彩。

enemy：多指充满敌意的仇敌。

foe：语气较强，多用于书面文字和诗歌中。指不仅敌对，而且很危险，怀有很深的敌意。

rival：指与某人目标一致而想赶上或超过他的人，匹敌者。