[N-COUNT 可数名词](政治上的)对手,敌手 A politician's opponents are other politicians who belong to a different party or who have different aims or policies.
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...Mr Kennedy's opponent in the leadership contest...
与肯尼迪先生争夺领导权的对手
He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.
他称未经审判就将政敌关押起来是懦夫之举。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](体育竞赛中的)对手,竞争者 In a sporting contest, your opponent is the person who is playing against you.
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Norris twice knocked down his opponent in the early rounds of the fight...
诺里斯在前几个回合中两次击倒对手。
He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great player.
他是我本赛季遇到的最出色的对手,一位了不起的运动员。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](观点、政策等的)反对者 The opponents of an idea or policy do not agree with it and do not want it to be carried out.
[usu N of n]
...opponents of the spread of nuclear weapons...
反对核武器扩散的人士
He became an outspoken opponent of the old Soviet system.
他成为旧的苏联体制直言不讳的抨击者。
Oxford
op·pon·ent★/əˈpəʊnənt; NAmEəˈpoʊnənt/noun1★a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc. 对手;竞争者SYN
adversary
◆a political opponent政敌◆a dangerous/worthy/formidable opponent危险的╱可敬的╱强大的对手◆The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season.该队的竞争对手本赛季尚无败绩。2★opponent(of sth) a person who is against sth and tries to change or stop it 反对者;阻止者◆opponents of abortion反对堕胎的人◆opponents of the regime反对政权的人opponentopponentsop·pon·ent/əˈpəʊnənt; NAmEəˈpoʊnənt/
1someone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, or argument: Graf’s opponent in today’s final will be Sukova.leading/main/chief opponent During the primary elections, McCain was Bush’s leading opponent.formidable/worthy opponent In debate he was a formidable opponent. He is admired even by his political opponents.2someone who disagrees with a plan, idea, or system and wants to try to stop or change itOPP proponentopponent of Rodgers was not an opponent of the new airport.bitter/vocal/outspoken opponent an outspoken opponent of gun controlCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivessomebody's main/chief opponent· Who was her main opponent for the presidential nomination?a leading opponent (=one of the main opponents)· In July the authorities arrested two leading opponents of the government.a strong/tough opponent (=one that is difficult to defeat)· Arizona is a strong opponent, but the Oregon team intend to beat them.a formidable opponent (=a very strong opponent)· In debate, he was a formidable opponent.a dangerous opponent (=one who might defeat you)· In tomorrow's match, he will take on his most dangerous opponent.a political opponent· the president's political opponentsa worthy opponent (=one who deserves respect)· The Democratic Senator has shown himself to be a worthy opponent.verbsface an opponent· The team were facing their final opponent of the season.defeat an opponent· She came within three points of defeating her opponent.outfox/outwit/outmanoeuvre an opponent (=gain an advantage over an opponent by being more intelligent or skilful than they are)· Football is all about outwitting your opponents.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthe main/chief opponent· one of the new law's main opponentsa leading opponent (=one of the main opponents, often influencing other people)· She was a leading opponent of gun control in the Senate.a strong opponent (=one who feels strongly that a particular thing is wrong and tries to stop it)· Brennan was a strong opponent of the death penalty.a fierce/bitter opponent (=a very strong opponent, who often expresses their opinions angrily)· She became well-known as a bitter opponent of slavery.a vigorous opponent (=one who opposes something with a lot of energy and determination)· a vigorous opponent of the use of nuclear weaponsan outspoken/vocal opponent (=one who publicly expresses disagreement with something)· He was a vocal opponent of closer relations with the United States.a vociferous opponent (=one who publicly expresses very strong disagreement)· Many residents were vociferous opponents of the plan.
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