antagonist
antagonist 英 [ænˈtægənɪst] 美 [ænˈtæɡənɪst]
n. 对抗者；对手
名词复数:antagonists
- An antagonist is someone who opposes someone else. In the book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," the antagonist is the Grinch, because he tries to make life miserable for every Who down in Whoville.
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- n. 对抗者；对手
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1. He hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.
他突然想出了一个挫败他对手的计划。
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2. His antagonist in the debate was quicker than he.
在辩论中他的对手比他反应快。
- antagonist (n.) "one who contends with another," 1590s, from French antagoniste (16c.) or directly from Late Latin antagonista, from Greek antagonistes "competitor, opponent, rival," agent noun from antagonizesthai "to struggle against, oppose, be a rival," from anti "against" (see anti-) + agonizesthai "to contend for a prize," from agon "a struggle, a contest" (see agony). Originally in battle or sport, extended 1620s to any sphere of human activity.
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