词组 | reckon with |
释义 | reckon with 1. reckon with sth usually negative to realize that you must be prepared to deal with a particular problem or danger: ▪ In September 1812 the victorious army entered Moscow, but the Russian winter was something that Napoleon had not reckoned with. ▪ Clinton had to reckon with the fact that Congress was likely to oppose him. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bargain for 2. sb/sth to be reckoned with someone or something that is very powerful, successful etc and must be respected or seriously considered as a possible competitor, opponent, or danger: ▪ I think we showed the country that the Dallas Cowboys are a football team to be reckoned with. ▪ The new principal was certainly a woman to be reckoned with. a force to be reckoned with ▪ In Asia, China has established itself as a force to be reckoned with alongside America. |
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