亚洲网紅露点

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opposing

[ uh-poh-zing ]

adjective

  1. fighting or acting against something or someone:

    The Taoist concept of health is harmony between the opposing forces of the natural world鈥攂etween yin and yang.

    Humane treatment of prisoners ensured that many combatants in the opposing army preferred captivity over death in battle.

  2. of or being a player, team, participant, etc., competing against another in a game or contest:

    If a game is rained out, reschedule a makeup date with the opposing captain.

    The single most important reason citizens voted that year was to ensure that the opposing candidate lost.

  3. being, expressing, or supporting a hostile or conflicting opinion, proposal, etc.:

    The reporters responsible for those stories failed to balance their coverage with an opposing view.

    One faction wants to return us to the 1950s, while the opposing faction wants to adapt to the 21st century.

  4. standing in the way of someone or something; being or providing a hindrance:

    Sometimes, despite all opposing circumstances, a painful step or two of progress will be achieved.

  5. facing something else, or moving in the other direction:

    We waited as the opposing traffic cleared, and then it was our turn to go.

    The rails are to be mounted parallel to one another on opposing walls of the cargo area.



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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of opposing1

First recorded in 1580鈥90, as a noun; oppos(e) ( def ) + -ing 2( def )
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"It just seems to me that when that opinion is opposing what is happening in Gaza the response is much more vigorous," he said.

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"The Coalition will probably regret issuing messages that came across as supporting Trump and opposing the US Democrats," said Frank Mols, a political science lecturer at the University of Queensland.

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On the opposing side stands Ground Game LA, a scrappy advocacy group whose ascent has been inextricably tied to the leftward shift in the city鈥檚 political power structure.

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Also opposing the bill were schools, businesses, apartment owners and others who had installed the rooftop panels.

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"It was an amazing battle to watch, almost like a boxing match where opposing styles make the fight," said former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock.

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