opponent
英 [əˈpəʊnənt] 美 [əˈpoʊnənt]

n.

对手；反对者；敌手；

adj.

对立的；敌对的；

变形

复数：opponents

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]对手,敌手 a person who takes the opposite side in a game
2. [C]反对者 a person who opposes sb/sth

英英释义

opponent[ ə'pəunənt ]

• n.
  • a contestant that you are matched against

    同义词：oppositionopposite

  • someone who offers opposition

    同义词：adversaryantagonistopposerresister

• adj.characterized by active hostility

  "opponent (or opposing) armies"

  同义词：opposing

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• attack the opponent攻击对手
• beat the opponent击败对手
• condemn the opponent谴责对手

形容词+～

• bitter opponent死对头
• formidable opponent难以对付的对手
• powerful opponent强大的对手

～+介词

• opponents of apartheid反对种族隔离的人
• opponents to a bill议案的反对者

同近义词辨析

opponent, host, agencies, advocate

opponent反对者

host主任，主持人

agencies代理，机关

advocate提倡者，鼓吹者

enemy, opponent, rival, foe, competitor

这组词都有“对手，敌手”的意思，其区别是：

enemy多指充满敌意的仇敌。

opponent最常用词，通常指在争论、辩论、竞选或竞赛以及其它各种矛盾冲突中站在对立面的“对手”或“敌手”。

rival指与某人目标一致而想赶上或超过他的人，匹敌者。

foe语气较强，多用于书面文字和诗歌中。指不仅敌对，而且很危险，怀有很深的敌意。

competitor指为同一目标或目的竞争者，一般无感情色彩。

opponent, opposite, original, origin

opponent反对者

opposite相反的

original原创

origin起源

opponent, opposite

opponent反对者

opposite相反的

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He was assailed by his political opponent.
   他遭到政敌的攻击。
2. I tried to comfort him after he was defeated by his opponent.
   他被对手击败后，我尽力安慰他。
3. He knocked down his opponent with a powerful left.
   他一记有力的左手拳将对手击倒。
4. He is slashing wildly at his opponent with a sword.
   他正用剑疯狂地朝对手乱砍。
5. She is one of the strongest opponents of tax reform.
   她是税收改革最强烈的反对者之一。
6. The knight dismounted his opponent.
   骑士将他的敌手打下马。
7. Jack was really going for his opponent,ahnding it out with both fists.
   杰克毫不客气地向她的敌手进攻，用双拳把他狠狠地揍了一顿。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The company, which had long been an opponent of electrification, changed its stance earlier this year in light of slipping global sales.
   该公司长期以来一直反对的电气化，改变了其立场，在今年早些时候，鉴于全球销售下滑。

权威例句

An Opponent-Process Theory of Motivation
An opponent-process theory of color vision
Opponent interactions between serotonin and dopamine
An opponent-process theory of motivation. I. Temporal dynamics of affect
An opponent-process theory of motivation: III. Some affective dynamics in imprinting ☆
The opponent-process theory of acquired motivation: the costs of pleasure and the benefits of pain.
Trichromacy, opponent colours coding and optimum colour information transmission in the retina.
The 'blue-on' opponent pathway in primate retina originates from a distinct bistratified ganglion cell type.
Review. Neurobiological mechanisms for opponent motivational processes in addiction.
Effect of SCN lesions on sleep in squirrel monkeys: evidence for opponent processes in sleep-wake regulation.