oppositionop•po•si•tion /ˌɒpə'zɪʃ(ə)n/

n

1. U 反对；敌对；抵抗；相对

• There was a great deal of opposition to the new policy. 新政策遭到强烈的反对。

2. C 反对的人；反对派；对手，敌手

• Her small restaurant has no opposition in this block. 在这个街区她的小餐馆没有竞争对手。

3. 用作单 [O-] 反对党，在野党

the leader of the Opposition

词组in opposition (政党)在野的

• The Socialist Party was in opposition. 社会党是国会中的反对党。

in opposition to 与…相反；反对

• We found ourselves in opposition to other colleagues on the issue. 我们在这个问题上与其他同事意见相反。