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contrary

【contrary音标】 英[ˈkɒntrəri] 美[ˈkɑ:ntreri]

【单词释义】 contrary是什么意思:

adj.相反的;违反的,反对的;对立的;顽固的,任性的

n.对立或相反的事物;对立方;[逻]反对命题

adv.相反地,矛盾地

[单词分级] 高考英语词汇

[单词复数] contraries

【contrary形近词/近似词】

itinerary   n.旅程,路线;旅行日程;游记,旅行日记 adj.旅程的;旅行的;巡回的

temporary   adj.临时的,暂时的;短暂的 n.临时工,临时雇员

contemporary   adj.当代的,现代的;同时代的

arbitrary   adj.任意的;武断的

literary   adj.文学(上)的

library   n.图书馆

【常用短语】

on the contrary   与此相反;恰恰相反

to the contrary   相反的;相反地

【近义词解析】

相反的

contrary (adj. 相反的,相对的; [正式]逆向的):指观点、意见、行为等完全相反或对立的;用于 contrary to popular belief等短语时,可作为句子状语;表示“逆向的”时尤指风,与converse同义。Several of those present had contrary information.

converse (adj. [正式]相反的,逆的):指方向、作用等相反的。a converse wind

opposite (adj. 相反的,对立的):与 contrary 基本同义,但通常只作定语,后接介词 to 时则可作表语。They drove off in the opposite direction

【单词例句】

◇ He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the contrary, difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was spotted by a ship by accident. He was in rags indeed.
他遇到了许多困难,但是从未停止,相反,困难推动他更努力地前进。三个月后,当他被一艘船偶然发现时,真的是衣衫褴褛。

---- Sailing Home

◇ Libra : Contrary to popular opinion, your specialty, Libra, is not "balance" itself, it's restoring balance to unbalanced situations.
天秤座:恰恰与大多数人的观点相反,你的专长并不是“平衡”本身,而是将不平衡变成平衡。

---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs

Contrary to popular opinion, bones are bad for dogs. Not only can they potentially choke your dog, they can cause blockages in the gut, intestinal damage and chipped or broken teeth.
与多数人的观点相反,骨头其实对狗狗有害。骨头不仅可能会让狗狗窒息,还可能导致肠道阻塞、肠道损伤和牙齿碎裂。

---- Food that dogs cannot eat

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