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

• PHRASAL VERB 把…和…作比较;把…对照…来看
  If one argument or factis set againstanother, 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 使…与…对立(或作对、竞争)
  Tosetone personagainstanother 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The committee was dead set against this plan.
  委员会坚决反对这一计划。
• His parents are set against the marriage.
  他的父母反对这桩婚事。
• 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。
• We are absolutely set against the tax increase.
  我们坚决反对增加税收。