• prep. 反對(duì)，違反；靠；倚；防備
• adj. 不利的；對(duì)立的

again的副詞所有格。-s, 副詞后綴，向。-t被當(dāng)做最高級(jí)后綴-est 寄生于該單詞。

against (adv.)

early 12c., agenes "in opposition to," a southern variant of agen "again" (see again), with adverbial genitive. The parasitic -t turned up mid-14c. and was standard by early 16c., perhaps from influence of superlatives.

1. He spent 25 years campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws.

他用了25年的時(shí)間與帶有種族歧視色彩和沒(méi)有公正可言的移民法作斗爭(zhēng)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. "One thing you can never insure against is corruption among your staff."—"Agreed."

“永遠(yuǎn)也防不勝防的就是員工內(nèi)部的貪污腐敗?！薄巴??！?/dd>

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. He slewed the car against the side of the building.

他的車(chē)滑到了大樓的一側(cè)，抵住了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.

他們打算繞著小島逆潮航行。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. This is something of a grudge match against a long-term enemy.

這可以說(shuō)是一場(chǎng)與宿敵你死我活的比賽。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句