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Definitions
- 1. right; correct
- 2. towards; at; for
- 3. concerning; regarding
- 4. to treat (sb a certain way)
- 5. to face
- 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
- 7. to match together; to adjust
- 8. to fit; to suit
- 9. to answer; to reply
- 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
- 11. to check; to compare
- 12. classifier: couple; pair
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 对
back to back
special relativity
to compete
absolutely continuous (math.)
to hurl abuse
conversation class
dual polyhedron
hostile
dialogue (for stage performance)
convection
logarithm
symmetry
countermeasure for dealing with a situation
opposite
to arrange to give the same story
external
answering phrase of duet
comparison table
irrelevant
to give answering phrase (school exercise in memory or composition)
axis of symmetry
relativistic (physics)
lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)
to sell at a 50% discount
anti-aircraft gun
to have one's back towards
to place a bet (with sb)
opponent
to set or synchronize a watch
prawn
to let sb down
to set oneself against
the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
as far as I'm concerned
Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
to answer; to reply
pair of antithetical phrases
one-to-one correspondence
duel
couplet
to look face to face
to disagree
it's nothing personal (idiom)
a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
lip synching
to right justify (typography)
to confront sb with accusation
(policy etc) towards China
hedging (finance)
CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist party's foreign office)
anti-aircraft fire
absolute temperature
intercom
to oppose strongly
hedge fund
complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA
party (loanword)
three-on-three basketball game
to raise glasses together
foreign policy
couple who were made for each other
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
hostile
(literary) to reply
to attack (one another)
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
absolute
(math.) duality
unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
partner (in four person game)
bayonet practice in pairs
catty-corner
control group
see 成雙成對|成双成对[chéng shuāng chéng duì]
(longstanding) opponent
correct diagnosis
bank statement
adversary
foreign trade
opposition faction
to sit facing each other
radial symmetry
intercom
to exchange
one-to-many correspondence
to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
lack of regard
pair of aces (in dominoes)
target; object
spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)
symmetric space (math.)
the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
to meet a possible marriage partner
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
Chinese English parallel texts
absolute majority
to swap places
face to face
p2p (peer-to-peer)
to sit face-to-face and drink
to play go, chess etc
to left justify (typography)
sex party
absolute (as opposed to relative) number
heat convection
\Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang\, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[lǐ jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]
base pairing (e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA)
directly facing
absolute temperature
the other person; the other side; the other party
bilateral talks
opposite bank (of a body of water)
supersymmetry
to adopt confrontational posture
to one's taste
to be evenly matched
to join up
incorrect
to stand opposite
the building or room opposite
object oriented language
Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea
Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
relatively speaking
(policy etc) towards America
collect call
in equilibrium
to take one's seat according to the ticket number
to contrast
Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration
(policy etc) towards Japan
to be ashamed to face (sb)
to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)
to seek a marriage partner
(of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue
a particle collider
to confront (in court etc)
(of two parties, e.g. police and the community) to team up; to pair up; to form a cooperative association
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
bilateral symmetry
to treat
to talk with sb (face to face)
collect call
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)
to be left speechless
suitable
dialogue (in a movie or a play)
English-Chinese parallel text
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
(sitting) opposite
word association
proofreader
symmetry
to check
temperature contrast
nuclear stalemate
to aim at
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
Document Object Model (DOM)
to collide head-on
to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom)
rhyming couplet
dialog box (computing)
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
object-oriented technology
consideration (in exchange for shares)
to form a pair
(geometry) a diagonal
anti-inflammatory (medicine)
(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately
tropopause
opposition (political) party
not in good condition
to return only a blank stare
centered alignment (typography)
buttoned Chinese jacket
antagonistic
enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry)
to fit one into the other
(botany) opposite leaf arrangement
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
confrontation naming
base pair (molecular biology)
to compete
half-and-half
(math.) distance-preserving correspondence
angle to the vertical
to be the mirror image of sth
relatively
absolute value
arch-enemy
penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)
courting
to align
targeted (e.g. attacks)
not to let sb down
couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
unsymmetrical
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
to contrast
tick
University of International Business and Economics
absolute address (computing)
Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
to withstand
(law) absolute rights
couple
color contrast
p-aminopropiophenone
(a return) equal to the capital
foreign relations
to fight against
running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
to squint
concentration (a pair-matching game)
equal status
(law) absolute rights
to look at each other
to focus (a camera)
paracetamol
rival
theory of relativity
paraben (chemistry)
confrontation
to compare a product with (a rival product)
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound)
relative position
air-to-air missile
to form pairs
relative address (computing)
absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)
dissenting vote
The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
(of clinical trial) head-to-head
absolute humidity
to verify accounting records
Correct!
comic crosstalk
sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
to respond fluently
contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup)
dual
a profit equal to the amount one invested
Chinese-English parallel texts
across
confrontation
enantiomeric isomer (chemistry)
to fight (one against one)
counterpoint (in music etc)
to scrutinize
general relativity
enemy (idiom); opponent
to target
rival
comparison
proper
1,4-benzoquinone (chemistry)
to supply the answering phrase
to talk (with sb)
absolute zero
to handle; to deal with; to tackle
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
troposphere
in duet
to pair up
partner for dating
to lip-sync
absolute majority
opposite angle
correct
asymmetric
to verify accounting records
enantiomer (chemistry)
to verify accounting records
internal
relative humidity
suitable; to one's liking
regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
to face; to confront
public courtroom accusation (idiom)
focus
poised for battle
to reply
symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
symmetry breaking (physics)
congenial
a match made in heaven; a perfect couple
to confront
to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
centered alignment (typography)
ground-to-air missile
to serve as foil to one another
air-to-surface (missile)
kilobase pair (molecular biology)
counterproposal
one-on-one basketball game
to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
(math.) distance-preserving correspondence
(of a person) objectionable
non-relativistic (physics)
to do battle (with sb)
right or wrong?
see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ]
(coll.) to mock
logarithmic function
to oppose
fishy
relative density
opposing sides (in chess etc)