[PREP 介词]在…的对面 If one thing is opposite another, it is on the other side of a space from it.
[usu n ADV]
Jennie had sat opposite her at breakfast.
珍妮吃早餐时坐在她对面。
Opposite is also an adverb.
He looked up at the buildings opposite, but could see no open window...
他抬头看向对面那些楼，但没有看见哪扇窗户开着。
Melissa slid in beside Paula, and her husband sat opposite.
梅利莎悄悄溜进来坐在葆拉身边，她的丈夫在对面坐下。
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[ADJ 形容词]另一边的；对面的 The opposite side or part of something is the side or part that is furthest away from you.
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...the opposite corner of the room.
房间的对角
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[ADJ 形容词]（同一类事物）截然相反的，全然不同的Opposite is used to describe things of the same kind which are completely different in a particular way. For example, north and south are opposite directions, and winning and losing are opposite results in a game.
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All the cars driving in the opposite direction had their headlights on...
对面开来的车都打着头灯。
I should have written the notes in the opposite order...
我本应按相反的顺序记笔记的。
In fact everything he does is opposite to what is considered normal behaviour.
事实上，他的一切作为都和人们所认为的正常举动大相径庭。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]对立物；对立面The opposite of someone or something is the person or thing that is most different from them.
[usu the N]
Ritter was a very complex man but Marius was the opposite, a simple farmer...
里特城府颇深，而马里厄斯恰恰相反，是个心地淳朴的农民。
Well, whatever he says you can bet he's thinking the opposite...
呃，不管他说什么，你都可以肯定他想的完全是另一套。
What's the opposite of white?
与白色相对的颜色是什么？
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op·pos·ite★/ˈɒpəzɪt;ˈɒpəsɪt; NAmEˈɑːpəzət/
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oppositeoppositesadjective★1★[only before noun ]on the other side of a particular area from sb/sth and usually facing them 对面的；另一边的◆Answers are given on the opposite page.答案在背面一页上。◆We live further down on the opposite side of the road.我们住在马路对面再远一点的地方。◆It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country.人虽同国却各处东西；在这种情况下谈恋爱，谈何容易。2★( used after the noun 用于名词后) facing the speaker or sb/sth that has been mentioned 对面的◆I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite.我看到烟从正对面房子的窗户里冒出来。◆He sat down in the chair opposite.他在对面的椅子上坐了下来。3★[usually before noun ]as different as possible from sth 相反的；迥然不同的◆I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction.我目送他们离开，然后开车向相反的方向驶去。◆She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect.她试着让他平静下来，却似乎火上浇油了。◆students at opposite ends of the ability range能力差距两极的学生▶op·pos·iteadverb◆There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road).有一对新婚夫妇住在马路对面。◆See opposite (= on the opposite page)for further details. 详情见对页。IDIOMSyour ˌopposite ˈnumber( informal) a person who does the same job as you in another organization （另一个单位内）与自己职位相等的人◆The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House.外交大臣现正和白宫的对等官员会谈。the ˌopposite ˈsexthe other sex 异性◆He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.他觉得很难与异性交谈。☞more at
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v.noun★a person or thing that is as different as possible from sb/sth else 对立的人（或物）；对立面；反面◆Hot and cold are opposites.热和冷是对立面。◆What is the opposite ofheavy? 重的反义词是什么？◆I thought she would be small and blonde but she's the complete opposite.我原以为她是一位身材娇小的金发女郎，但她恰恰相反。◆Exactly the opposite is true.事实恰恰相反。◆‘Is it better now?’ ‘ Quite the opposite,I'm afraid.’ “现在好点了吗？” “恐怕正相反。”IDIOMˌopposites atˈtractused to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other 相反相成；相异相吸preposition★1★on the other side of a particular area from sb/sth, and usually facing them 与…相对；在…对面◆I sat opposite him during the meal (= on the other side of the table).席间我坐在他的对面。◆The bank is opposite the supermarket (= on the other side of the road).银行在超市的正对面。◆Write your address opposite (= next to)your name. 在姓名旁边写上你的地址。2acting in a film/movie or play as the partner of sb 与…合演；与…联袂演出◆She starred opposite Tom Hanks.她与汤姆 · 汉克斯联袂主演。op·pos·ite/ˈɒpəzɪt;ˈɒpəsɪt; NAmEˈɑːpəzət/
1 especially British English if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other: The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. on the wall opposite the door ► Do not say that one thing is ‘opposite to’ or ‘opposite of’ another. Say that one thing is opposite another: There’s a car park opposite the hotel.2play/star/appear etc opposite somebody to act with someone in a film, especially as the two main characters: a comedy in which he stars opposite Julia Roberts
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1as different as possible from something else: I thought the medicine would make him sleep, but it had the opposite effect.at the opposite end of the scale/spectrum two parties at opposite ends of the political spectrumAt the opposite extreme, Ashworth’s style is very simple and modern. Bob was quicker than Ed? It’s usually the opposite way round.opposite to a political philosophy that was opposite to everything she believed in2the opposite direction, way etc is directly away from someone or something: She turned and walked off in the opposite direction. But the sign was pointing the opposite way.3the opposite side, corner, edge etc of something is on the other side of the same area, often facing it: The store was on the opposite side of the street. the drawing on the opposite page They work at opposite ends of the country (=a long distance apart), so only see each other at weekends.4the opposite sex the other sex. If you are a man, women are the opposite sex: members of the opposite sex5somebody’s opposite number someone who has the same job in another similar organization: a meeting with her opposite number at the Department of Health
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1a person or thing that is as different as possible from someone or something elseopposite of What’s the opposite of ‘optimistic’? She’s quite shy, the exact opposite of Becky. The two men were complete opposites – Simon tall and fair, Clive short and dark. If anything, the opposite was true. Is it sensible to think of masculine/feminine as polar opposites (=exactly or completely opposite)?2not ... just/quite the opposite used to say that something is completely different from what has just been said: I didn’t feel sleepy at all – just the opposite, in fact.3opposites attract used to say that often people who have completely different characters become friends or are attracted to each otherCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivesthe complete/total opposite· She is the complete opposite of her sister.the exact/precise/direct opposite· My own experience says that the exact opposite is true.the polar opposite of something (also polar opposites) (=used about two things, people etc that are completely opposite)· These two viewpoints seem like polar opposites.· Mum was the polar opposite of dear old Dad.phrasesthe opposite is the case/is true· People believe the Sun moved around the Earth, but Copernicus showed that the opposite was the case.exactly/precisely the opposite (=completely different than what has been said)· It looks simple, but it is exactly the opposite.the very opposite (=exactly the opposite)· Exercise does not increase the appetite - in fact, the very opposite is true.just/quite the opposite (=exactly the opposite)· He wasn’t laughing. Quite the opposite, in fact.verbsdo the opposite· Whatever I tell him to do, he does the opposite.
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in a position on the other side of the same area: Hannah lives just opposite.