set sb against sb

(no passive 不用於被动语态) make sb oppose or be hostile to (a friend, relative, etc) 使某人反对或敌视(朋友、 亲戚等): The civil war set brother against brother. 因内战引起兄弟反颜. * She accused her husband of setting their children against her. 她责怪丈夫鼓动孩子反对她. set sth (off) against sth consider (sth good or positive) as balancing or outweighing (sth bad or negative) 视(某好的事物)可抵消或抵偿(某坏的事物): You must set the initial cost of a new car against the saving you'll make on repairs. 你得想到买新汽车先花这一笔钱可省下日後修车的费用. * Set against her virtues, her faults don't seem nearly so bad. 考虑到她的优点, 她的缺点还不算太糟.


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