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

  1. PHRASAL VERB 把…和…作比较;把…对照…来看
    If one argument or fact is set against another, 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。
  2. PHRASAL VERB 使…与…对立(或作对、竞争)
    To set one person against another 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。
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双语例句

  1. The Hungarian director has completed her powerful Diary trilogy, set against the background of events in her country.
    这名匈牙利导演已经完成了她震撼人心的“日记三部曲”，故事是以发生在她本国的事件为背景。
  2. France is also set against devaluation.
    法国也坚决反对货币贬值。
  3. 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。
  4. The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village.
    这件事使得村里邻里间反目成仇。
  5. Red flags stand out brightly, set against the blue sky.
    红旗在蓝天的映衬下显得分外鲜艳。
  6. Set against that, the European economy is in better shape than for some years.
    与此相对的是，欧洲经济现在的状况好于最近几年。
  7. Its coin gradual progress characteristic of shape circulate change of space set against and answer on the whole.
    其币形的演进特征与流通空间的变化大体相对应。
  8. 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。
  9. And I think here about these unrealistic expectations many poor managers set against their teams too.
    我想，许多不好的经理也会把这些不切实际的期望寄托在他们的团队上。
  10. 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。
  11. A secured loan has the value of your property set against the amount borrowed.
    抵押贷款的价值对您的财产设定的数额借来。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. We are absolutely set against the tax increase.
    我们坚决反对增加税收。
  15. Certain business losses can be set against taxes.
    某些营业上的亏损可以从税额中抵消。
  16. His parents are set against the marriage.
    他的父母反对这桩婚事。
  17. Computers have reduced the cost of buying and selling financial assets, but the gains from further speed seem unclear, and must be set against the risks.
    计算机降低了买入和卖出金融资产的成本，然而更高的速度到底带来了什么益处目前还不清楚，而且还必须考虑它的风险。
  18. For this, we need some images of fire set against a plain black background.
    为此，我们需要一些图片集火打击的纯黑色背景。
  19. She's dead set against giving the kids junk food.
    她坚决反对给孩子们吃垃圾食品。
  20. They are being set against me.
    有人鼓动他们跟我捣乱。
  21. The committee was dead set against this plan.
    委员会坚决反对这一计划。
  22. My poster shows a stunning photo of the Leaning Tower of Pisa set against a spectacular sunset.
    海报上显示的是壮观的日落映衬下的绝美无比的比萨斜塔。
  23. The ideal of the family system is necessarily dead set against the ideal of personal individualism.
    家族制度的理想必然是和私人个人主义的理想势不两立的。
  24. The main reason for this is the limits are set against you.
    造成这一情况的主要原因是限额是对付你。
  25. A less-than-adequate legal system is just another business risk to set against the potential rewards.
    司法体系的不完备只是潜在回报所面临的另一个商业风险。
  26. The story about a father and son, set against the background of North Amsterdam during a glorious summer.
    以盛夏的北阿姆斯特丹为背景的关于一对父子的故事。
  27. 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。
  28. 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。
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