oppose
/əˈpəʊz/
US pronunciation
American sound/əˈpəʊz/
əˈpəʊz
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ə - ˈpəʊz -> oppose
Myanmar meaning
(v) ဆန့်ကျင်သည်။ အတိုက်အခံလုပ်သည်။
Full entry
oppose /ǝ'pǝƱz / v
ကန့်ကွက်သည်။ ဆန့်ကျင်သည်။ oppose the building of a new tower block ❍ oppose the motion in a debate ❍ oppose government policy on privatization.
❏ opposed adj ~ (to sth)
၁။ ဆန့်ကျင်သော။ ကန့်ကွက်သော။ She seems violently opposed to your going abroad.
၂။ ခြားနားသော။ ဆန့်ကျင်သော။ Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue.
❏ as opposed to [IDM ] တစ်ဘာသာစီ၊ တခြားစီဖြစ်လျက်။ I am here on business as opposed to pleasure.
❏ opposing adj ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်။ မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်။ တစ်ဖက်။ opposing views/ factions ❍ an opposing player.
More examples
- A group that opposes the death penalty
- The French cabinet was unanimous in opposing NATO’s bombing raids.
- A merciless tyrant who kills all those who oppose him
- There was a major campaign to oppose the building of a nuclear reactor.
- [fiercely/vehemently/bitterly etc oppose] : Plans to drill for oil in the Arctic region are fiercely opposed by conservationists.
- The motion was opposed by Sir Teddy Taylor MP.
Synonyms
be in opposition to, go up against, be against, resist, combat, contest, fight, counter, argue, array, assail, assault, attack, bar, battle, be in competition with, be in conflict with, be pitted against, bombard, call in question, check, clash with, compare, compete against, compete with, confront, contradict, contrast, controvert, counterattack, counterbalance, cross, debate, defy, deny, disagree, disagree with, disapprove, dispute, dissent, do battle with, encounter, expose, face, face down, fly in the face of, frown at, gainsay, hinder, match, neutralize, not countenance, obstruct, pit, play off, prevent, protest, reverse, run counter to, search out, set against, speak against, stand up to, take a stand, take issue, take on, taunt, thwart, turn the tables, vie, withstand
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