动 answer，reply，treat，cope with；副 mutually，face to face，divide into halves；形 opposite，opposing，right，correct；名 （对偶的词句； 对联） antithetical couplet，couplet

[例句] 别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩。 Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.

[例句] 他因为对一位同事动粗而被开除了。 He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague.

antagonism，confrontation，resist，oppose，antagonize ；

[例句] 我们对抗衰老产品应该抱有多少信心？ How much faith should we put in anti-ageing products?

[例句] 他许诺继续对抗异教势力。 He promised to continue the fight against infidel forces.

absolute，absolutely，perfectly，definitely，absoluteness ；

[例句] 工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。 The industry minister described the affair as "an absolute scandal".

[例句] 我对它有绝对的把握。 I'm as positive as I can be about it.

symmetry，symmetrical ；

[例句] 锡辛赫斯特南面花园的布局工整对称。 The south garden at Sissinghurst was composed symmetrically.

[例句] 大多数人的脸不对称。 Most people's faces are asymmetric.

opposite，face to face，relative，relatively，comparatively ；

[例句] 总的来说，当今的老年人依然相对贫困。 As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.

[例句] 在减肥过程中保持饮食的营养相对均衡是明智的。 It makes sense to eat a reasonably balanced diet when slimming.

have a dialogue or conversation，dialogue，conversation，talk，dialog ；

[例句] 他脑子里回顾了一遍他和史密斯的对话。 He re-ran in his mind his conversation with Smith.

[例句] 双方已经开始了对话，以增进两个社群间的彼此了解。 They have begun dialogues to promote better understanding between both communities.

[物][气] convection，convection current ；

[例句] 这些火焰造成了对流漏斗，把许多微粒抛向上层大气。 These fires create convection funnels, and throw a lot of particles into the upper atmosphere.

[例句] 对流可分为两类, 即 自然对流和强制对流. Convection can be of two types: natural convection and forced convection.

contrast，comparison，balance，ratio，parallel ；

[例句] 约翰逊的亲和力和他老板易怒的性格形成了鲜明的对比。 Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss.

[例句] 与花哨的打扮形成鲜明对比的是这件小黑裙子。 The little black dress is the anithesis of fussy dressing.

（对比； 参照） contrast，compare，cross reference，collation，antitheses ；

[例句] 绘制一张身高与年龄对照的曲线图。 Plot a graph of height against age.

[例句] 他的行动同他说的话形成鲜明的对照. His actions were in stark contrast to his words.

pair，make a pair，[口]mate，association，partnership ；

[例句] 吸烟者和不吸烟者被配对儿成为室友。 Smokers and nonsmokers are paired up as roommates.

[例句] 这两只手套不 配对 儿. These two gloves don't match [ aren't a pair ].

abutment，abutting joint，butt-joint，butt to butt ；

[例句] 航天飞机将和和平号对接5天。 The shuttle will spend five days docked with Mir.

[例句] 采取的是一种对接方法. A hand - shake procedure is used.

corresponding，homologous，correspondence，parallelism ；

[例句] 他坚持每一项减税都要和支出削减一一对应。 He insists any tax cut be matched dollar-for-dollar with cuts in spending.

[例句] 他们比较了素食者组与肉食者组的脂肪摄入量，并将他们的膳食与血脂超标水平对应起来。 They compared the fat intake of groups of vegetarians and meat eaters, and matched their diets up with levels of harmful blood fats.

oppose，be opposed to，object to，be against，argue against ；

[例句] 欧文因费用问题对此表示反对。 Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.

[例句] 虽然朋友们明确反对，她还是坚持己见。 She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.

twinning，pairing，gemination，twin ；

[例句] 把袜子配成对放入抽屉里. Pair the socks and put them in the drawer.

[例句] 手套不全成对. Not all the gloves would pair up.

[语]antithesis，antithetical parallelism，[数]dual，pairing ；

[例句] 我们现在撇开美洲这个对偶制家庭的典型地区不谈吧. We now leave America, the classic soil of the pairing family.

[例句] 对偶体彼此相连于称为着丝粒的缩小的区域. The duplicates are attached to each other at a constricted region called the centromere.

oppose，set sth. against，be antagonistic to，counterpose，antinomy ；

[例句] 那将使得对立供应商之间的竞争更加你死我活。 That would make the competition between rival suppliers even deadlier.

[例句] 这是完全对立的目标之间的正面冲突。 This was a straight conflict of directly opposed aims.

proofread，proof，proofreader，revision，collate ；

[例句] 她在出版社当校对员. She works as a publisher's reader.

[例句] 学校对16岁以上的学生开设的课程，范围应该更广一些。 There should be a broader curriculum in schools for post-16-year-old pupils.

[数] logarithm ；

[例句] 对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。 A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.

[例句] 增长可以用线性或对数线性趋势来表示. Growth can be represented by a linear or log linear trend.

check，collate，verify，collating，check against ；

[例句] 记下信用卡卡号，核对有效期限。 Make a note of credit card numbers and check expiry dates.

[例句] 《编辑》杂志对于核对事实这一点采取无所谓的态度。 The Editor takes a cavalier attitude to the concept of fact checking.

target，object，boyfriend，girl friend ；

[例句] 她知道自己是朋友们同情的对象。 She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.

[例句] 首相今天仍是各大报纸的主要报道对象. The Prime Minister remains the main story in today's newspapers.