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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。 |