英语单词“be (dead) set against something”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
be (dead) set against something
释义
be (dead) set againstsomething
idiomto bedeterminednot to do something:Why are you so set against going tocollege?They aredeadset against(=stronglyopposedto)theplanstoclosethelocalhospital.Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto disagree with something by speaking or fighting against it- opposeVillagers opposed plans to widen the carriageway.
- objectNo one objected to the decision.
- defyA few workers defied the decision to strike and went in to work.
- speak out againstMore and more people are speaking out against this unpopular law.
- stand out againstMore people are standing out against the corruption of the local government.
- declare againstUKShe declared against the new airport.
See more results ?SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesOpposing & against- ad hominem
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- anti-boycott
- antithetical
- nimbyism
- non-confidence
- object
- oppositional
- outcry
- protest
- raise
- raise hellidiom
- resistant
- sail against the windidiom
- versus
- virulent
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