【against音标】 英[əˈgenst] 美[əˈgenst]
【单词释义】 against是什么意思：
prep.反对；对…不利；与…相反；和…比赛；紧靠；倚；以防；针对；预防，抵御；
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【常用短语】
argue against 反对；据理反对
defend against 防卫，保卫；抵抗
go against 违背；违反
【单词例句】
◇ Her little hands were almost frozen with the cold. Ah! perhaps a burning match might be some good, if she could draw it from the bundle and strike it against the wall, just to warm her fingers.
她那双小手都快冻僵了。啊！如果她能从这捆火柴中取出一根，在墙上划着了就会好一些，也就可以暖手。
◇ Then he flew against the window-pane, and was seen and admired by those in the room, who caught him, and stuck him on a pin, in a box of curiosities. They could not do more for him.
他撞着窗玻璃飞，被人观看和欣赏，然后就被穿在一根针上，藏在一个小古董匣子里面。这是人们最欣赏他的一种表示。
---- The Butterfly
◇ When the princess heard this, she got very angry. She seized the frog in her hand and threw him against the wall. She said, "You will be quiet now, I hope, you ugly frog."
公主听到这些话时，非常地生气。她把青蛙捉在手上扔向墙壁。她说：“我希望你现在能安静一点，丑陋的青蛙。”
---- The Frog Prince
◇ She also inspired his bravery to fight against the unbearable pain.
此外，她还激发起他的勇敢和难以忍受的疼痛做斗争。
---- First Aid
◇ The next year, Tuan was sunburnt but satisfied with his production very much. Thanks to Yuan Longpin, he not only won the battle against hunger, but he could also export his crops abroad.
第二年，俊被晒黑了，但是却对自己的生产非常满意。多亏了袁隆平，他不仅赢得了对抗饥饿的战斗，而且还将自己的作物出口到国外呢。
---- A New Farming Way
◇ An initial survey of 2,000 UK employees revealed that half regularly listen to music on the job. Some of those employees' bosses reportedly encourage the practice, but others are strictly against it, believing it hurts work performance.
一项对2000名英国员工的初步调查显示，半数员工经常在工作时听音乐。据报道，一些老板鼓励这种做法，但其他老板则对此严格反对，认为这会损害工作表现。
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ As an added precaution, the FDA recommends that you don't lean or stand directly against a microwave oven for long periods while it's operating.
作为一项额外的预防措施，FDA建议你在微波炉工作时不要长时间地直接贴靠或直接站在微波炉前面。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ The shift reverses a long-standing prohibition against tourists and private interests at the orbiting research lab, and reflects a broader push to expand commercial activities at the ISS and in space more generally.
长期以来，轨道研究实验室都禁止游客和私人机构到访，而这一转变推翻了这一禁令，同时也表明美国国家航空航天局将在国际空间站和太空中更广泛地扩大商业活动。
---- NASA to open space station to private citizens
◇ And when it comes to boosting your mood, improving your memory, and protecting your brain against age-related cognitive decline, research suggests exercise may be as close to a wonder drug as we'll get.
当谈到改善情绪、增强记忆力以及预防大脑因年老产生认知衰退时，研究人员表示，锻炼可能是我们最唾手可得的“灵丹妙药”。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ This carries away the warmth that your body generates and allows cooler air to flow back in. Clothes like tight jeans or a snug jacket trap that heat against your skin, which just makes you feel hotter.
这样（宽松的衣服）可以带走你身体产生的热量，也可以让凉爽的空气流入进来。紧身牛仔裤和紧身夹克之类的衣服会把热气禁锢在你皮肤上，会让你觉得更热。