set against

英 [set əˈɡenst]

美 [set əˈɡenst]

把…和…作比较; 把…对照…来看; 使…与…对立（或作对、竞争）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 把…和…作比较;把…对照…来看
  If one argument or factis set againstanother, it is considered in relation to it.
  1. These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues...
     和她在许多其他方面的专业知识相比，这些相对来说都不算什么。
  2. £5,000 was a considerable sum in those days and particularly when set against the maximum wage.
     在当时 5,000 英镑是相当大的一笔数目，特别是和最高工资相比。
• PHRASAL VERB 使…与…对立(或作对、竞争)
  Tosetone personagainstanother means to cause them to become enemies or rivals.
  1. The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village.
     这件事使得村里邻里间反目成仇。

双语例句

• It is a bleak tale, set against a bleak East Anglian landscape.
  这是一个凄凉的传说，发生的背景是一片荒凉的东盎格鲁原野。
• The committee was dead set against this plan.
  委员会坚决反对这一计划。
• The cost of business travel and entertainment can be set against tax.
  出公差和娱乐的费用可以不纳税。
• We have been in the market for six years and this represents a remarkable milestone especially when set against all our global competitors.
  我们进入这个中国市场已有六年时间，能在与国际竞争对手的角逐中获得这一奖项，代表了一个非凡的里程碑。
• The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village.
  这件事使得村里邻里间反目成仇。
• It is a love story set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.
  这是一个以爱尔兰乡村生活为背景的爱情故事。
• France is also set against devaluation.
  法国也坚决反对货币贬值。
• My husband is dead set against us living with my mother.
  我丈夫极力反对与我母亲住在一起。
• These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues
  和她在许多其他方面的专业知识相比，这些相对来说都不算什么。
• I want to leave school, but my parents are dead set against the idea.
  我想退学，但我父母坚决反对。