oppose

contradict, deny, oppose, refute

object, oppose, resist, protest

oppose, defy, withstand, resist

动词 oppose:

1. be against; express opposition to
2. fight against or resist strongly
   同义词：fight, fight back, fight down, defend
3. oppose with equal weight or force
   同义词：counterbalance
4. set into opposition or rivalry
   同义词：pit, match, play off
5. act against or in opposition to
   同义词：react
6. be resistant to
   同义词：controvert, contradict

1. The rabbles met on the square to oppose their new mayor.
   平民们在广场上集会反对他们的新市长。
2. Quakers strongly oppose violence and war.
   教友派信徒们强烈反对暴力和战争。
3. Does the common man oppose the ideas of political union between European countries?
   一般人是不是反对欧洲国家政治联合的构想呢？
4. It was courageous of him to oppose his chief.
   他敢反对他的上司，真是勇敢。
5. Don't oppose your will against mine.
   不要把你的意志同我的对立起来。
6. They opposed the government's new policies.
   他们反对政府的新政策。

op.pose

v.（动词）
op.posed,op.pos.ing,op.pos.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To be in contention or conflict with:
和…起冲突：与某事物对抗或冲突：
例句：
oppose the enemy force.
和敌军起冲突

To be resistant to:
反抗，抗拒：
例句：
opposes new ideas.
反对新的意见

To place opposite in contrast or counterbalance.
相对：放在某事物对面以对比或平衡
To place so as to be opposite something else.
使相对：为使与其它事物相对而放置
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To act or be in opposition.
对抗，对立

来源：
Middle English opposen [to question, interrogate]
中古英语 opposen [提问，质问]
from Old French opposer
源自 古法语 opposer
alteration influenced by poser [to place] * see pose
受 poser的影响 [放置] *参见 pose
of Latin oppônere [to oppose] ob- [against] * see ob- pônere [to put] * see apo-
拉丁语 oppônere的变化 [反对] ob- [反对] *参见 ob- pônere [放置] *参见 apo-

【引伸】
oppos.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>oppose,fight,combat,resist,withstand,contestThese verbs are compared as they mean to set someone or something in opposition to another, as in an effort to overcome or defeat.
这些动词表示把某事或某物放在相反位置上以求取胜时，意思是有区别的。
Oppose has the fewest connotations:
Oppose 内涵最少：
例句：
oppose a legislative bill;
反对合法帐单；

例句：
was opposed to nuclear reactors.
反对核反应。

例句：
.The idea is inconsistent with our constitutional theory and has been stubbornly opposed . . . since the early days of the Republic. (E.B. White).
.这种想法与我们的宪法理论不相符，一直受到顽固抵制…自从共和国成立早期就开始了。. (E.B.怀特）。

Fight andcombat suggest vigor and aggressiveness:
Fight 和combat 表示充满活力和斗志：
例句：
fight corruption;
反腐败；

例句：
combating disease.
减少疾病。

例句：
.All my life I have fought against prejudice and intolerance. (Harry S Truman).
.我的整个一生都是为了反对偏见和偏狭. （亨利·S·杜鲁门）。

例句：
.We are not afraid . . . to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it. (Thomas Jefferson).Toresist is to strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of:
.我们不惧怕…去忍受错误，只要理性存在，最终会战胜它. （汤姆斯·杰斐逊）。Resist 指奋力抗争或抵抗一些行动、效果和力量：

例句：
.Pardon was freely extended to all who had resisted the invasion. (John R. Green).
.赦免所有抵制侵略的人们. （约翰R·格林）。

例句：
.My servants . . . resisted the adoption of this plan. (A.W. Kinglake).
.我的佣人们拒绝接受这个计划. (A.W.肯莱克）。

Withstand often implies successful resistance:
Withstand 通常指成功的反抗。
例句：
.Neither the southern provinces, nor Sicily, could have withstood his power. (Henry Hallam).Tocontest is to call something into question and take an active stand against it:
.南方各省和新丁里都没能顶得住他的强大势力. （亨利·汉姆）。Contest 是指对某事物提出疑问， 并用采取积极的行动反对这个观点：

例句：
I don`t contest your right to dispose of your property as you see fit,but I doubt the propriety of this bequest.
我不反对你放弃你的财产的权力，但是我怀疑这遗产的合法性