对 [duì]

• 动词
  • （回答） answer; reply:

    have nothing to say in reply

    无言以对

  • （对待; 对付） treat; cope with; counter:

    sword against sword and spear against spear;

    刀对刀， 枪对枪

    concern oneself with facts and not with individuals;

    对事不对人

  • （朝; 向; 面对） be trained on; be directed at; face:

    train one's gun on the enemy;

    把枪口对准敌人

    What she said was not directed at you.

    她的话不是对着你的。

  • （使两个东西配合或接触） bring (two things) into contact; fit one into the other:

    exchange code words;

    对暗号

    Give me a light, please.

    对个火儿。

  • （投合; 适合） suit; agree; get along:

    suit one down to the ground;

    对心眼儿

    Sour-sweet fish agreed very well with him.

    糖醋鱼很对他的胃口。

  • （把两个东西放在一起互相比较， 看是否相符合） compare; check; identify:

    identify the handwriting;

    对笔迹

    check numbers

    对号码

  • （调整使合于一定标准） set; adjust:

    set one's watch; synchronize watches;

    对表

    adjust the focus of a telescope;

    对好望远镜的距离

  • （搀和） mix; add:

    Add some water to the tea; it's too strong for me.

    茶太浓了， 给我对点儿水。

    The milk has been adulterated with water.

    牛奶里对水了。

• 副词
  • （二者相对; 彼此相向） mutually; face to face:

    (two people) have a drink together;

    对饮

    sit facing each other

    对坐

  • （平均分成两份）divide into halves:

    go halves;split fifty-fifty

    对股劈

• 形容词
  • （对面的; 敌对的） opposite; opposing:

    the opposite bank; the other side of the river

    对岸

  • （相合; 正确; 正常）right; correct:

    All right, just go ahead.

    对， 就这么办。

    It's his fault.

    是他的不对。

• 名词
  • （对偶的词句; 对联） antithetical couplet; couplet:
  • （对偶的词句; 对联） antithetical couplet; couplet:

    wedding couplet

    喜对

• 量词
  • （双） pair; couple:
  • （双） pair; couple:

    a married couple;

    一对夫妇

    a pair of vases;

    一对花瓶

• 介词
  • （引进对象或事物的关系者）:
  • （引进对象或事物的关系者）:

    He demands perfection in others, but cannot see faults in himself.

    他对别人求全责备， 对自身的缺点却视而不见。

    Water is to fish what air is to man.

    水对鱼的关系正如空气对人的关系一样。