| 釋義 |
contrary2 /'kontran US: -treri; 'kantren/ n (pl -ries) 1 [U] the ~，opposite: 反面; 相反孚： The ~ of -wet' is ' 濕'的相反字是'干'。 on the ~, phrase used to make a denial or contradiction more emphatic: 相反地 (強(qiáng)調(diào)否定或反駁之辭)： 'You've nothing to do now, / suppose.' — On the ~, J have piles of work：'我想標(biāo)訊在沒有事可做了。恰好相反，我有成堆的工作。'f。t 膈 ~ . to the opposite effect: 有相反的意思; 相反的 (地)： I will come on Monday unless you write to the ~, telling me not to come. 我將于星期一來, 除非你寫信叫我不要來。 I shall continue to believe it until I get proof to the ~, proof that it is not true. 在我未得到相反的證據(jù)之前，我將療績(jī)相信它。 2 [C] by contraries, a ~ to expectation: 與預(yù)期相違： Many things in our lives go by contraries. 我們一生之中有許多事情與愿望相違。 b by. way of opposition: 表相反乏意; 有相反之情形： She said tljat dreams go by contraries, eg that a dream about bad fortune may foretell good fortune. 她說夢(mèng)境預(yù)兆相反的事 (如夢(mèng)見惡運(yùn)可能預(yù)兆好運(yùn)) 。 |