Adversary
[ 'ædvəsəri ]
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n. 对手，敌手;魔鬼;
📝 例句
He defeated his old adversary.
他击败了他的老对手.
challenge one's adversary
向敌人挑战
They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.
他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
At every stage he gave his adversary time for reflection and reappraisal.
他在每个阶段都让对手有时间去进行深思熟虑并重行估计问题。
Our government tends to opperate by adversary procedures.
我们政府往往是在不同观点的交锋中进行工作的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】ad-前缀“朝向”,vers-词根“移转”,ary-名缀“表人”:转向不利方面的人→对手
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
adversary
n
opponent in a contest; enemy 竞赛中的对手; 敌手
He defeated his old adversary. 他击败了他的老对手.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ædvәsәri]n. 敌手, 对手a. 敌手的, 敌对的【法】 对方当事人, 对造, 对手
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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This is my publisher, Harvey Carlson.
这是我的出版商Harvey Carlson。
I can't recall the exact circumstances.
我不能记起准确的情形。
The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次为拳击比赛制定了规则，拳击比赛这才用上了手套。