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词组 opposition
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opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən $ ˌɑːp-/ noun strong disagreement with or protest against a plan, law, or systemadjectivesstrong opposition The scheme has met with strong opposition from local people.fierce/intense/stiff opposition (=very strong opposition) It is certain that there will be fierce opposition to any change in the law.violent/vehement opposition (=involving extremely strong angry feelings) There has been violent opposition to the airport from local environmental groups.considerable/much/a lot of opposition The development was allowed despite considerable opposition.widespread opposition (=among many people) There was widespread opposition to the plans.growing/mounting/increasing opposition There was growing opposition to the war.public opposition Public opposition has blocked the building of nuclear power stations.political opposition There was very little political opposition to the war.local opposition The company ignored local opposition to its plans.open opposition (=expressed in public) The law was passed with little open opposition, although some privately had doubts about it.verbs + oppositionface/encounter opposition The proposal faced opposition from road safety campaigners. | The police encountered little opposition, and quickly restored order.meet (with) opposition/run into opposition (=face opposition) A new tax would meet a lot of opposition. | The Bill ran into opposition in the House of Lords.arouse/draw/provoke opposition (=make people express disagreement) A plan to build on the land aroused local opposition.overcome opposition (=deal with it successfully) She overcame her mother’s opposition and began training as a nurse.express/voice opposition (=say that you disagree) Parents expressed their opposition to the tests.suppress/stifle opposition (=prevent it from being expressed) The authorities are trying to suppress any opposition.reiterate your opposition to sth (=state it again) In the course of her campaign, she reiterated her opposition to capital punishment.drop your opposition to sth (=stop opposing something) The United States agreed to drop its opposition to the plan.organize opposition They are helping local women organize opposition to the practice.opposition + verbsopposition comes from sb The strongest opposition came from Republican voters.prepositionsopposition to sth He declared his opposition to the proposed tax increases.opposition from sb The airport was built despite opposition from environmentalists.phrasesin the face of opposition The policy collapsed in the face of determined opposition.brook no opposition (=not allow it) He was a ruthless dictator who brooked no opposition.THESAURUS: opposition objection a reason you give for opposing an idea or plan: My main objection is that it will cost too much money. | A number of objections were raised. | Let me know if you have any objections to the idea. antagonism a strong feeling of opposition to something, or dislike for someone, which is shown in your behaviour, and has often existed for a long time: There is no antagonism towards tourists on the island. | His behaviour shows his antagonism to any form of authority. | There is a lot of antagonism between the management and the union. | people’s antagonism to the government's economic policy hostility angry remarks or behaviour that show someone opposes something very strongly, or dislikes someone very much: There is a certain amount of hostility towards the police among local people. | The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees. | They were looking at him with open hostility (=they did not try to hide their hostility). antipathy formal a strong feeling of opposition and dislike for someone or something: He writes about his deep antipathy to capitalism. | Her antipathy to Herr Kohl was well-known. | There was a great deal of mutual antipathy between Sarah and her mother-in-law. | Darwin shared Lyell’s antipathy to the idea that the same species could appear independently in different areas.
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