4. 使......得到補償、平衡;和......對立:set about開(kāi)始、著(zhù)手......;散布謠言...... | setagainst使......得到補償、平衡;和......對立 | set aside留出、撥出......;略去......
set against詞典解釋
1. 把…和…作比較;把…對照…來(lái)看 If one argument or fact is set against another, it is considered in relation to it.
e.g. These are relatively small points when setagainst her expertise on so many other issues... 和她在許多其他方面的專(zhuān)業(yè)知識相比,這些相對來(lái)說(shuō)都不算什么。 e.g. £5,000 was a considerable sum in those days and particularly when setagainst the maximum wage. 在當時(shí) 5,000 英鎊是相當大的一筆數目,特別是和最高工資相比。
2. 使…與…對立(或作對、競爭) To set one person against another means to cause them to become enemies or rivals.
set against
e.g. The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village. 這件事使得村里鄰里間反目成仇。