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a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc. 對手；競爭者 a political opponent 政敵 a worthy/formidable/fierce/tough/staunch opponent 值得尊敬的/強大的/激烈的/強硬的/堅定的對手 The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season. 該隊的競爭對手本賽季尚無敗績。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2, Games and toysb2He has knocked out 15 opponents in 20 fights. 他在 20 場比賽中擊倒了 15 個對手。 Today she faces her toughest opponent on Centre Court. 她今天將在中央球場上面對最難應付的對手。 He drew his sword and turned to face his opponent. 他拔出劍，轉身面向他的對手。 She proved a formidable opponent in the debating chamber. 她在辯論室裏被證明是一個強大的對手。
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a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it 反對者；阻止者 - opponent of something
opponents of abortion 反對堕胎的人 opponents of the regime 反對政權的人 the most outspoken opponents of the war 最直言不諱的反戰者 Opponents argue that the scheme would be prohibitively expensive. 反對者認爲該計劃將耗資巨大。 There were violent clashes between supporters and opponents of the government. 政府的支持者和反對者之間發生了暴力沖突。
Extra ExamplesThe regime has been accused of torturing and killing its opponents. 這個政權被指控迫害和殘殺反對派。 He has emerged as a leading opponent of the reforms. 他成了反對改革的主要人物。
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a person opening an academic debate by proposing objections to a philosophical or religious thesis): from Latin opponent- ‘setting against’, from the verb opponere, from ob- ‘against’ + ponere ‘place’.