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against (in opposition to) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | 反对 /fǎnduì/preposition 反對preposition |
against all odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) preposition | 不計成敗地preposition 不计成败地 /bùjì chéng bài de/preposition 不顧一切地preposition 不顾一切地 /búgù yīqiē de/preposition |
against the law (illegal, forbidden by law) preposition | 不軌preposition 不轨 /bùguǐ/preposition 违法 /wéifǎ/preposition 違法preposition |
crime against humanity (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against, a body of people) noun | 危害人類罪noun 反人類罪noun 違反人道罪noun |
go against the grain (to defy convention) verb | 顛覆傳統verb |