0
‘Is it better now?’ ‘Quite the opposite,
I’m afraid..’ “ijfi
” “iMlEffiS-o. ” HI
.opposites attract used to say that people who are very different are
often attracted to each other +0S.+0/jA: +0l?1+0pK.
uprep. 1 on the other side
of a particular area from sb/sth, and usually facing them -^■■•+0^t;
£ • • • Ztf ffi: I sat opposite him during the meal (— on the other side
of the table). J$ |WI ^ ft fife [ft Z+ ® 0 0 The bank is opposite the supermarket (= on the
other side of the road). Hff AH0 Write your address opposite (= next to)
your name. — picture o
front n. 2
acting in a film/movie or play as the partner of sb ftf ••• ^$1; % ••• ft : She
starred
opposite Tom
Hanks.
op pos ition 0-w ^npa'zijn;
NAmE ,a:pa-/ noun
1
[U] ~ (to sb/sth) the act of strongly
disagreeing with
sb/sth, especially with
the aim of preventing sth from happening ( Hzft,
S.trC, Z+ +tl: Delegates
expressed strong
opposition to the plans, ft A M ffL Z+ jyr&i if
o 0 The army met with fierce opposition in every town. 0
He spent five years in prison for his opposition to
the regime, 0
opposition forces (=
people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group) Jx Z+ ^ ft 2 the
opposition [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the
people you are competing against in business, a competition, a game, etc. (
) Z+fv He’s
gone to work for
the opposition, lift
ft ;*!;#• Z+XX# To 0 The opposition is/are mounting a strong challenge to
our business. Z+ft 0
o Opposition
MPs/parties fcM$£i$Un; o
the Opposition
spokesman on education AWA 4 [U, C] (formal) the state of
being as different as possible; two things that are as different as possible ft
A; the opposition between
good and evil
# ftf ift Z+ A 0 His
poetry is full of oppositions and contrasts, T► oppositional
/-Janl/ adj. [usually
before noun] (formal) : oppositional
groups/tactics Xf 19 in
oppo'sition (of
a political party jj& ^) forming part of a
parliament but not part of the government AZ+3£lft; & if (ft in
oppo sition to sb/sth 1 disagreeing
strongly with sb/sth, especially with the aim of preventing sth from happening +£ rfiij ) MA/.’|£: Protest
marches were
held in opposition to the proposed law. ft +A iA §r +1 ft ^ M ^ +T T X +7 0 2 contrasting two
people or things that
are very different /ft t; Zf M: Leisure is often defined in opposition to
work, ff if] # £AftXfEiftMffi0
op-press
/a'pres/ verb [VN] 1 to treat sb in a cruel and unfair way,
especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
JEE ill ; HE; fE fi] : The regime is accused of oppressing
religious minorities. K flH fa S &X $ tfc'JEE it ft ffc % He ft Vk«, 2 to make sb only able to think about sad
or worrying things JBEflp; f£ H It; 01t$J: The gloomy atmosphere in the
office oppressed her.
ft] 0 HTFI weigh down ►
op-pres-sion /a'prejn/ noun [U]: victims of oppression
it#
op-pressed /a'prest/ adj. 1 treated in a cruel
and unfair way and not given the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people W
HE. it (ft ; it IF ift : oppressed minorities
$uEiliWftlWl£ 2 the oppressed noun [pi.]
people who are oppressed MffiiiAi
op
pres sive /a'presiv/ adj. 1 treating people in
a cruel and unfair way and not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as
other people jEE it ; fErMttfJ; itf JEE W: oppressive laws Zf p]Sff A69H 0 an oppressive
regime +%!lf$i§it+X. 2
(of the weather X A) extremely hot and unpleasant and lacking fresh air ; ft A
Sf B ift £jk2H stifling : oppressive heat Zf£ M Eft
IS H 3 making you feel unhappy and anxious ftAT^rfl Eft;
ftAiyIEft: an oppressive
relationship ftAXtSiEftft^ EHA stifling ► op-pres-sive-ly adv. ; to
behave oppressively A IS # 31 $£
A o oppressively hot ft
A M M O He
suffered from an oppressively dominant mother,
op pressor /a'presaft)/ noun a person or group
of people that treats sb in a cruel and unfair way, especially by not giving
them the same rights, etc. as other people Ilk
op
pro brium /a'praubriam; NAmE a'prou-/ noun [U] (formal) severe criticism
of a person, country, etc. by a large group of people ( ft AW ) iM, jHat, +¥ft ►
op pro bri ous /a'praubrias; NAmE a'prou-/ adj.: an opprobrious remark
'op shop noun (AustralE, NZ£) =
music. 0
[V to inf] Many
workers opted
to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut. ffi^XAAIfT o
note at choose
isiiiATi ,opt
'in (to sth) to choose to be part of a system or an agreement Aae-ApA; ,opt
'out (of sth)
1 to
choose not to take part in sth A^ilft;
-fef: Employees may opt out of the company’s
pension
plan, m (asij0 2 (of a school or hospital
in
choose not to be under the control of the local authority
-Sit Aft — related noun opt-out optic /'Dptik;
NAmE 'cup-/ adj., noun * adj. [usually before
noun] (technical Ain) connected
with the eye or the sense of sight BUfHJ; :
the optic
nerve (= from the eye
to the brain) +1#^ unoun a device for measuring amounts of strong
alcoholic drinks in a bar )
op tical /‘uptikl; NAmE 'a:p-/ adj. [usually
before noun] 1 connected with the sense of sight or the
relationship between light and sight +jft A? ;
ft ^ W :
optical
effects 2 used to
help you see sth more
clearly A$}Xf£ft ; Af W: optical
aids illo optical instruments
such as microscopes and telescopes £ 3 (computing if) using light
for reading or storing information ftff fit (ft:
optical
storage o an
optical disk ftlk ► op-tic-
al-ly /-kli/ adv.
.optical
character recognition noun[\J] (abbr. OCR) (computing if) the process of
using light to record printed information onto disks for use in a computer
system ffMiPM ( WJX#, WMXit
mmm \
.optical
'fibre (BrE) (NAmE .optical 'fiber) noun [C, u] a thin
glass thread through which light can be transmitted
(= sent) ffM