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contrary BrE /ˈkɒntrəri/
NAmE /ˈkɑːntreri/► SEE ALLcontrary to popular belief/opinionon the contraryquite the contraryto the contrary
●contrary to popular beˈlief/oˈpinionalthough it is not what most people consider to be true 与大多数人意见相反◆Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.
与人们一般的看法相反，很多猫都不喜欢喝牛奶。●on the ˈcontrary●ˌquite the ˈcontraryused to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true （用于强调）恰恰相反，正好相反◆It’s not that I don’t like him — on the contrary, he seems very pleasant.
我并不是不喜欢他，恰恰相反，他很招人喜欢。◆I don’t find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
正相反，我一点也不觉得他有趣。●to the ˈcontraryshowing or proving the opposite 相反地；相反的◆Unless you hear from me to the contrary, expect me on Friday at about 6 o’clock.
我会在星期五 6 点钟左右到，除非我告诉你情况有变。◆She was convinced that John was not capable of murder, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary.
尽管所有的证据都对约翰不利，她依然不相信他会杀人。 |