prep. 反对，违反；靠；倚；防备
adj. 不利的；对立的
英 [ə'genst; ə'geɪnst] 美 [ə'ɡɛnst]
权威例句
- He spent 25 years campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws.
他用了25年的时间与带有种族歧视色彩和没有公正可言的移民法作斗争。
来自柯林斯例句 - "One thing you can never insure against is corruption among your staff."—"Agreed."
“永远也防不胜防的就是员工内部的贪污腐败。”——“同意。”
来自柯林斯例句 - He slewed the car against the side of the building.
他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
来自柯林斯例句 - They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.
他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。
来自柯林斯例句 - This is something of a grudge match against a long-term enemy.
这可以说是一场与宿敌你死我活的比赛。
来自柯林斯例句
中文词源
against 对着的
again的副词所有格。-s, 副词后缀，向。-t被当做最高级后缀-est 寄生于该单词。
英文词源
against (adv.)
early 12c., agenes "in opposition to," a southern variant of agen "again" (see again), with adverbial genitive. The parasitic -t turned up mid-14c. and was standard by early 16c., perhaps from influence of superlatives.
