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- 反對；違反The fight against inflation has been going on for almost two years.
抑制通貨膨脹的抗鬥已展開近兩年了。
- 逆；對著They sounded a sharp warning against all these tendencies.
對於這種種傾向，他們發出了嚴厲的警告。
- 倚；靠His desk is against the wall.
他的辦公桌靠牆放著。
- 以……為背景The little red house looks so beautiful against the green woods.
那座紅色的小屋在翠綠的森林襯托下顯得很美。
- 防備；預防We bought some warm clothes against the coming winter.
我們添置了一些禦寒的衣服以迎接即將來臨的冬季。
- 不利於She has said nothing against you.
她並沒有說任何對你不利的話。
- 對比；對照He checked the contents of the box against the bill.
他對照貨單檢查了箱子裡裝的東西。