opposite

（常与to, from连用）相反的；对立的

对面的；相对的

相反的人或物

在…的对面

opposite

相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反的, 对等的, 对应的

相反的事物

opposite

1. two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"

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2. a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

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3. a contestant that you are matched against

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4. something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

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1. being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"

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2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"

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3. moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

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4. the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"

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5. altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade

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6. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

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1. directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"

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