contrary1

adjective

/ˈkɒntrəri/

/ˈkɑːntreri/

contrary to something different from something; against something与之相异的；相对立的；相反的
- Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.与普遍的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。
- The government has decided that the publication of the report would be ‘contrary to the public interest’.政府认为发表这份报告将会 “违背公众的利益”。
- Contrary to expectations and the weather forecast, we had a fine day for the experiment.与预期和天气预报相反，我们进行实验的日子很好。
- Contrary to popular belief, the economy is doing well.与一般的看法相反，经济运行情况其实还不错。
- Contrary to what the public was told, weapons were still being exported.与公众被告知的情况相反，武器还在继续出口。
- It seems contrary to common sense.这似乎违背了常识。
- The new claim is directly contrary to what was originally stated.新的说法与最初的说法截然相反。
- These results run contrary to our expectations.这些结果同我们的期望相左。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- run
- seem
- …
adverb
- completely
- directly
- entirely
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- contrary to expectations
- contrary to popular belief
[only before noun] completely different in nature or direction（在性质或方向上）截然不同的，完全相反的 synonym opposite
- contrary advice/opinions/arguments完全相反的建议／观点／论点
- The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education—in crime.截然不同的看法是监狱可以提供极好的教育——在犯罪方面。
- Despite all the contrary evidence, they still believed that the Earth was flat.尽管有那么多反面证据，他们依然认为地球是平的。
- My own experience is completely contrary.我自己的经历完全相反。

词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French contrarie, from Latin contrarius, from contra ‘against’.

contrary1

noun

/ˈkɒntrəri/

/ˈkɑːntreri/

the contrary

[singular]Idioms

the opposite fact, event or situation相反的事实（或事情、情况）
- In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty.最后证明事实正好相反：他是无辜的，而她则有罪。
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French contrarie, from Latin contrarius, from contra ‘against’.

Idioms

on the contrary

used to introduce a statement that says the opposite of the last one与此相反；恰恰相反
- ‘It must have been terrible.’ ‘On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute.’“那一定是很糟糕。” “恰恰相反，我非常喜欢。”

quite the contrary

used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true恰恰相反；正相反
- I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.正相反，我觉得他一点儿也不可笑。

to the contrary

showing or proving the opposite相反的；相反地
- Show me some evidence to the contrary (= proving that something is not true).给我看看有什么相反的证据吧。
- I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary (= that you are not coming).我星期天等你，除非你说不来了。

contrary2

adjective

/kənˈtreəri/

/kənˈtreri/

(formal, disapproving)

(usually of children通常指小孩) behaving badly; choosing to do or say the opposite of what is expected乖戾的；好与人作对的；逆反的；犟的
- She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her.这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- run
- seem
- …
adverb
- completely
- directly
- entirely
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- contrary to expectations
- contrary to popular belief

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词汇	contrary
释义	contrary1 adjective /ˈkɒntrəri/ /ˈkɑːntreri/ contrary to something different from something; against something与之相异的；相对立的；相反的 Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.与普遍的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。 The government has decided that the publication of the report would be ‘contrary to the public interest’.政府认为发表这份报告将会 “违背公众的利益”。 Contrary to expectations and the weather forecast, we had a fine day for the experiment.与预期和天气预报相反，我们进行实验的日子很好。 Contrary to popular belief, the economy is doing well.与一般的看法相反，经济运行情况其实还不错。 Contrary to what the public was told, weapons were still being exported.与公众被告知的情况相反，武器还在继续出口。 It seems contrary to common sense.这似乎违背了常识。 The new claim is directly contrary to what was originally stated.新的说法与最初的说法截然相反。 These results run contrary to our expectations.这些结果同我们的期望相左。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be run seem … adverb completely directly entirely … preposition to phrases contrary to expectations contrary to popular belief [only before noun] completely different in nature or direction（在性质或方向上）截然不同的，完全相反的 synonym opposite contrary advice/opinions/arguments完全相反的建议／观点／论点 The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education—in crime.截然不同的看法是监狱可以提供极好的教育——在犯罪方面。 Despite all the contrary evidence, they still believed that the Earth was flat.尽管有那么多反面证据，他们依然认为地球是平的。 My own experience is completely contrary.我自己的经历完全相反。词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French contrarie, from Latin contrarius, from contra ‘against’. contrary1 noun /ˈkɒntrəri/ /ˈkɑːntreri/ the contrary [singular]Idioms the opposite fact, event or situation相反的事实（或事情、情况） In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty.最后证明事实正好相反：他是无辜的，而她则有罪。词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French contrarie, from Latin contrarius, from contra ‘against’. Idioms on the contrary used to introduce a statement that says the opposite of the last one与此相反；恰恰相反 ‘It must have been terrible.’ ‘On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute.’“那一定是很糟糕。” “恰恰相反，我非常喜欢。” quite the contrary used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true恰恰相反；正相反 I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.正相反，我觉得他一点儿也不可笑。 to the contrary showing or proving the opposite相反的；相反地 Show me some evidence to the contrary (= proving that something is not true).给我看看有什么相反的证据吧。 I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary (= that you are not coming).我星期天等你，除非你说不来了。 contrary2 adjective /kənˈtreəri/ /kənˈtreri/ (formal, disapproving) (usually of children通常指小孩) behaving badly; choosing to do or say the opposite of what is expected乖戾的；好与人作对的；逆反的；犟的 She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her.这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。 Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be run seem … adverb completely directly entirely … preposition to phrases contrary to expectations contrary to popular belief
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