opposite
prep
adj
noun
adv
ˈɒpəzɪət prep
1
opposite
if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other Do not say that one thing is ‘opposite to’ or ‘opposite of’ another. Say that one thing is opposite another. 表示“某物在另一物的对面”时，不要说 one thing is opposite to another 或 one thing is oppositeof another，而要说 one thing is opposite another especially BrE
The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar.
坐在我们对面的那些人看上去很面熟。
on the wall opposite the door
在门对面的墙上
There’s a car park opposite the hotel.
酒店对面有一个停车场。
2
play/star/appear etc opposite sb
to act with someone in a film, especially as the two main characters 和某人在影片中联袂主演
a comedy in which he stars opposite Julia Roberts
他和朱莉亚．罗伯茨联袂主演的一部喜剧片
adj
3 as different as possible from something else 对立的，截然相反的，完全不同的
I thought the medicine would make him sleep, but it had the opposite effect .
我以为这药会让他入睡，但效果却完全相反。
at the opposite end of the scale/spectrum
two parties at opposite ends of the political spectrum
政治立场截然对立的两个党派
At the opposite extreme , Ashworth’s style is very simple and modern.
截然相反的是，阿什沃思的风格很简洁并具有现代感。
Bob was quicker than Ed? It’s usually the opposite way round .
鲍勃比埃德快？一般情况下正好相反。
[+ to ]
a political philosophy that was opposite to everything she believed in
和她所信仰的一切完全相反的一种政治哲学
4 the opposite direction, way etc is directly away from someone or something 〔方向〕相反的
She turned and walked off in the opposite direction .
她转身向反方向走去。
But the sign was pointing the opposite way .
可是这块标志指的是相反的方向。
5 the opposite side, corner, edge etc of something is on the other side of the same area, often facing it （在…）对面的，相对的
The store was on the opposite side of the street.
商店在街对面。
the drawing on the opposite page
对页上的图画
They work at opposite ends of the country (=a long distance apart) , so only see each other at weekends.
他们虽在同一个国家工作，但各在一方，因此只能在周末见面。
6
the opposite sex
the other sex. If you are a man, women are the opposite sex 异性
members of the opposite sex
异性成员
7
sb’s opposite number
someone who has the same job in another similar organization 〔在另一个类似的机构中〕居相同职位的人，职务对等的人
a meeting with her opposite number at the Department of Health
她和卫生部中与她职务对等的官员之间的一次会议
noun
8 a person or thing that is as different as possible from someone or something else 相反的人 （事物 ），对立物
[+ of ]
What’s the opposite of ‘optimistic’?
“乐观的”一词的反义词是什么？
She’s quite shy, the exact opposite of Becky.
她非常害羞，和贝姬正好相反。
The two men were complete opposites – Simon tall and fair, Clive short and dark.
这两个人完全不同 — 西蒙身材高高的，肤色白皙，但克莱夫却又矮又黑。
If anything, the opposite was true.
要我说的话，情况正好相反。
Is it sensible to think of masculine/feminine as polar opposites (=exactly or completely opposite) ?
把阳刚和阴柔看成两个极端明智么？
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not … just/quite the opposite
used to say that something is completely different from what has just been said 不…，正好/完全相反
I didn’t feel sleepy at all – just the opposite, in fact.
我一点都不困 — 事实上正好相反。
10
opposites attract
used to say that often people who have completely different characters become friends or are attracted to each other 性格迥异的人相互吸引
adv
11 in a position on the other side of the same area [尤英] 在对面，对过
Hannah lives just opposite.
汉娜就住在对面。