again and again

1.一再地，再三地，三番五次地，反复(不止)地；时常

against

[ə'ɡenst; ə'ɡeinst]prep.1.相反；反对；违反；违背；逆：against one's will违心地，违背意愿地to fight against evil同邪恶做斗争2.撞击；撞着，碰着，顶着，触及，与…相撞，同…冲突：to push against the door用力推门3.跟…接触：to throw the ball against the wall用球击墙4.逆行，逆…方向，对着；跟…反方向：to drive against the traffic(汽车)逆行against the current逆流5.与…(形成)对照，与…衬托；以…为背景：green against the gold金黄色打底的绿色6.与…对比，表示对比关系：He was elected by a majority of 30 votes against 15.他以30票对15票的多数当选。7.紧贴着，紧靠着；毗连；倚靠，凭：the house against the church教堂隔壁的房子8.以防，防，防备，以备，为…做准备(或防备)：We provided against a poor crop.我们防备歉收。9.以…为交换条件，以…为交换对象，用…交换，以…报答：to trade one thing against another以物易物10.用…抵付，抵消，作为…的借项；作为(账)上的应收的款项，入(账户)的借方：Many bills were entered against her accounts.许多账单被记入她的账户。11.对…不利：an evidence against him一个对他不利的证据12.对着：The waves were dashing against the shore.波涛拍打着海岸。13.以…为抵抗(或抵御)对象；以…为防御措施：We are all taking medicine against the cold.我们都服药以防感冒。14.以…为标准；根据：I checked my watch against GMT.我以格林尼治时间对表。15.以…为竞争对手；与…相竞争：to work against time以最快的速度工作16.[方言]到(某时)之前；不迟于：We must finish our

against all expectation

1.意想不到地，出乎意料地

against all expectation s

1.意想不到地，出乎意料地

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against all expectation(s)

against heavy odds

1.在非常不利的条件下,寡不敌众(常与 fight, strive, struggle 等连用)

against kind

1.违背自然(或人性)

against nature

1.违反自然的，反常的2.奇迹般的，超乎自然的3.邪恶的，道德败坏的

against one's better judgment

1.明知不可取地，明知不适当地

against one's grain

1.(与某人的性格、感情或愿望等)格格不入；违反意愿

against one's will

1.违背意愿地；违心地；不得已

against someone's mind

1.[废语]违反某人的心意(或愿望);没得到某人同意[亦作 against the mind of someone 或 without the mind of someone]

against the clock

1.尽快地，争分夺秒地；力争在某一时刻前(做完某工作)2.(运动项目中)用秒表计时

against the collar

1.(马上坡时)轭具擦痛肩膀；费力地

against the grain

1.(与某人的性格、感情或愿望等)格格不入；违反意愿

against the hair

1.违背本意，不合本性

against the rainy day

1.为着有朝一日困难时，未雨绸缪[见rainy day]

against the sun

1.与时针方向相反，逆时针方向

against the world

1.不顾一切人的反对，冒天下之大不韪；与世界人民为敌

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against the (或 one's) grain