Antagonist
[æn'tæg(ə)nɪst] or [æn'tæɡənɪst]
解释:
(noun.) a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug.
(noun.) a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; 'when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist'.
编辑:维姬--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.
(n.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
(n.) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.
(a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
乔迪校对
同义词及近义词：
n. Opponent, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party.
手打:卡尔
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Adversary, opponent, rival, competitor, foe, enemy
ANT:Aider, abettor, accomplice, accessory, ally
埃米尔编辑
例句:
- This brief direction to Charley Bates, and his recent antagonist, was softly and immediately obeyed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- What strength had I to dart retaliation at my antagonist? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- I give you noticeYou will find me a formidable antagonist on that point. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- The Duke of----, and Mr. Ryland, Lord Raymond's old antagonist, were the other candidates. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Your challenge would soon be answered, replied the Palmer, were your antagonist near you. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Ivanhoe, extricating himself from his fallen horse, was soon on foot, hastening to mend his fortune with his sword; but his antagonist arose not. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- He was wounded and down with the huge foot of his antagonist upon his throat and the great long-sword raised to deal the final thrust. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- How could any vanquish such a mighty antagonist? 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Each antagonist was weakened by moderate adherents who did not want to go too far. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- An outspoken, honest antagonist is the doctor, said Holmes. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- You have a tough antagonist in Caliphronas. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- It is not always, as we shall find later, the priest who is the conservative and unimaginative antagonist. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- In an instant we were engaged, and I found no mean antagonist. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- His chief antagonist was Dupleix. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- You have not allowed for the wind, Hubert, said his antagonist, bending his bow, or that had been a better shot. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- My reply was a quick thrust which left me but three antagonists and I can assure you that they were worthy of my metal. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Thereafter Heraclius slowly relinquished all Syria, which he had so lately won back from the Persians, to his new antagonists. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- I say that, on that day, each knight ran three courses, and cast to the ground three antagonists. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- We had just finished the last of our immediate antagonists as he spoke, and I turned in surprised wonderment at the sound of my name. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- These two men had formerly been bitter antagonists; but with a generosity rare in those days, they forgot their differences before the common danger. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- World power or downfall was their formula; it gave their antagonists no alternative but a fight to a conclusive end. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- That is why they are such terrible antagonists in combat. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- I put the thought of death out of my mind, and fell upon my antagonists with fury that those who escaped will remember to their dying day. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
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