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Antagonize V Hostility Show Opposition Struggle æn'tægənaiz V.使对抗;与…对抗

单词 antagonize
音标 [æn'tægənaiz]
解释 v.使对抗;与…对抗
红宝书 【英】 v. 使对抗; 与…对抗(arouse hostility; show opposition )
【考】 反义词:placate(安 抚); synergic(合作的); propitiate(劝解); mollify(平息)
【记】 ant(反)+agon(打斗, 比赛)+ize→对着打→ 对抗
【同】 派生词: antagonism (n.对抗,敌对opposi tion; enmity); antagonist (n. 敌手,对手); antagonistic (adj. 对抗的,敌对的)
【例】 It would be dangerous to antagonize him.
字源 antagonize (v.)
1630s, "to compete with," from Greek antagonizesthai "to struggle against, oppose, be a rival" (see antagonist). Meaning "to struggle against continuously" is recorded from 1742. Related: Antagonized; antagonizing.
不择手段背单词 v. 敌对; 与...对抗(arouse hostility; show opposition)
【记】ant = anti反对, 敌对, agon竞赛, 较量-对抗
【参】antagonism(n 对抗, 敌对) = opposition = enmity
【类】cowardice: intimidate = choler: antagonize懦弱因为被胁迫 = 愤怒因为被敌对
【反】placate(v 安抚); propitiate(v 劝解); mollify(v 平息)
趣味全助记 【记】anti- 反 + go on 反着走,反着干

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