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

• The ideal of the family system is necessarily dead set against the ideal of personal individualism.
  家族制度的理想必然是和私人个人主义的理想势不两立的。
• His parents are set against the marriage.
  他的父母反对这桩婚事。
• 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。
• 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。
• For this, we need some images of fire set against a plain black background.
  为此，我们需要一些图片集火打击的纯黑色背景。
• 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 have been in the market for six years and this represents a remarkable milestone especially when set against all our global competitors.
  我们进入这个中国市场已有六年时间，能在与国际竞争对手的角逐中获得这一奖项，代表了一个非凡的里程碑。
• They are being set against me.
  有人鼓动他们跟我捣乱。
• My poster shows a stunning photo of the Leaning Tower of Pisa set against a spectacular sunset.
  海报上显示的是壮观的日落映衬下的绝美无比的比萨斜塔。
• Computers have reduced the cost of buying and selling financial assets, but the gains from further speed seem unclear, and must be set against the risks.
  计算机降低了买入和卖出金融资产的成本，然而更高的速度到底带来了什么益处目前还不清楚，而且还必须考虑它的风险。