
美:/'set əˈɡenst/
反對;使對立;使平衡
Why are you so dead set against the idea?
你為什麼那樣死命地反對這個主意呢?
He seems set against the idea of increased decentralization and greater powers for regional authorities.
他似乎堅決反對擴大分權、賦予地方當局更大權利的想法。
Set against the benefits of the new technology, there is also a strong possibility that jobs will be lost.
權衡利弊,新技術的确有種種好處,但也很可能使一些人失去工作。
The sol***rs, however, were set against the little tailor, and wished him a thousand miles away.
然而,士兵們都嫉恨小裁縫,希望他遠遠離開。
Set against the compulsory mobility and clogged roads of the great car economy, the Allegro age now has a certain perverse appeal.
與“偉大的汽車經濟”中強制的流動性和擁堵的道路相比,阿萊格羅時代如今有了某種反常的吸引力。
|combat/sit down on;反對;使對立;使平衡
“set against”是英語中常見的動詞短語,主要有以下兩種含義及用法:
指讓兩個事物或人處于對立狀态,常涉及利益沖突或情感對立。
例句:
The civil war set brother against brother, creating deep family divisions.(内戰使兄弟反目,造成家庭嚴重分裂。)
來源參考:牛津詞典(https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)将該短語解釋為“to oppose one person or thing to another”。
用于強調通過對比衡量某事物的價值或影響,常見于經濟、決策等語境。
例句:
The benefits of the new policy must be set against its potential risks.(新政策的益處需與其潛在風險進行權衡。)
來源參考:劍橋詞典(https://dictionary.cambridge.org)指出該用法表示“to compare one thing with another”。
這一短語的兩種含義均體現了英語中通過介詞組合擴展動詞意義的典型特點,在學術寫作和日常交流中高頻出現。更多權威解釋可參考《柯林斯高階英語詞典》(https://www.collinsdictionary.com)中的相關詞條。
“Set against”是一個英語短語動詞,具有多重含義和用法,具體解釋如下:
表示某人或某事物強烈反對另一事物,常用于被動語态(be set against)。
指“使某人或群體對另一方産生敵意或對立”。
用于財務或比較語境,表示“用某物抵消另一物”或“将兩者進行對比”。
描述“某事物在另一事物的背景下顯得突出”。
以上解釋綜合參考了新東方線上詞典、海詞詞典、可可英語等權威來源。
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