contrary adj. 1.反对的,相反的;格格不入的,矛盾的,对抗的。 2.〔口语〕 乖张的,别扭的,执拗的。 3.【植物;植物学】直角的。 He looked the contrary way. 他把脸转了过去。 be contrary to expectations 出乎意外。 contrary child 不听话的孩子。 contrary wind 逆风。 adv. 反对地,相反地。 contrary to 跟…相反[相违背](contrary to his expectation 跟他的预料相反。 act contrary to nature 违反自然[常情])。 n. 1.反对;矛盾。 2.〔pl.〕对立物;【逻辑学】反对令题[名词]。 Quite the contrary. 正相反。 He is neither tall nor the contrary. 他不高不矮。 by contraries 正反对地,相反地,出乎预料地(Dreams go by contraries. 梦是相反的〔旧时一种圆梦的说法〕。 interpret by contraries 相反地解释)。 on the contrary 反之,正相反。 to the contrary 反对地,和这相反的(a rumour to the contrary完全相反的谣言。 There is no evidence to the contrary. 没有反证。 Unless I hear to the contrary. 除非我听说不是那样。 I know nothing to the contrary. 我不知道有和这相反的情况)。
contrary to 和...相反,违犯; 违反,对抗; 相反的,矛盾的,对抗的; 相反于; 与相反
Once again , the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties while acting just the contrary 你会说以貌取人不是美国人的做法,这不公平,令人难以置信然而,科学家们又一次证明我们言行不一。
Shame at her scorn , and hope of her approval , were his first prompters to higher pursuits ; and , instead of guarding him from one and winning him to the other , his endeavours to rise himself had produced just the contrary result 因她的轻蔑而感到的羞耻,又希望得到她的赞许,这就是他力求上进的最初动机了,而他那上进的努力,既不能保护他避开轻蔑,也不能使他得到赞许,却产生了恰恰相反的结果。