opposed /əˈpəʊzd/

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are opposed to something, you disagree with it or disapprove of it. 反对的 [v-link ADJ 'to' n/-ing]

  例：

  I am utterly opposed to any form of terrorism.

  我坚决反对任何形式的恐怖主义。

• 2. 

  ADJ You say that two ideas or systems are opposed when they are opposite to each other or very different from each other. 对立的

  例：

  ...people with policies almost diametrically opposed to his own.

  …那些持有与他自己几乎截然相反政策的人们。

• 3. 

  PHRASE You use as opposed to when you want to make it clear that you are talking about one particular thing and not something else. 而不是…

  例：

  We ate in the restaurant, as opposed to the bistro.

  我们是在饭店吃的饭，而不是在小酒馆。