contradict, deny, oppose, refute

object, oppose, resist, protest

oppose, defy, withstand, resist

動詞 oppose:

1. be against; express opposition to
2. fight against or resist strongly
   同義詞：fight, fight back, fight down, defend
3. oppose with equal weight or force
   同義詞：counterbalance
4. set into opposition or rivalry
   同義詞：pit, match, play off
5. act against or in opposition to
   同義詞：react
6. be resistant to
   同義詞：controvert, contradict

1. The rabbles met on the square to oppose their new mayor.
   平民們在廣場上集會反對他們的新市長。
2. Quakers strongly oppose violence and war.
   教友派信徒們強烈反對暴力和戰(zhàn)爭。
3. Does the common man oppose the ideas of political union between European countries?
   一般人是不是反對歐洲國家政治聯(lián)合的構想呢？
4. It was courageous of him to oppose his chief.
   他敢反對他的上司，真是勇敢。
5. Don't oppose your will against mine.
   不要把你的意志同我的對立起來。
6. They opposed the government's new policies.
   他們反對政府的新政策。

op.pose

v.（動詞）
op.posed,op.pos.ing,op.pos.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To be in contention or conflict with:
和…起沖突：與某事物對抗或沖突：
例句：
oppose the enemy force.
和敵軍起沖突

To be resistant to:
反抗，抗拒：
例句：
opposes new ideas.
反對新的意見

To place opposite in contrast or counterbalance.
相對：放在某事物對面以對比或平衡
To place so as to be opposite something else.
使相對：為使與其它事物相對而放置
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To act or be in opposition.
對抗，對立

來源：
Middle English opposen [to question, interrogate]
中古英語 opposen [提問，質問]
from Old French opposer
源自 古法語 opposer
alteration influenced by poser [to place] * see pose
受 poser的影響 [放置] *參見 pose
of Latin oppônere [to oppose] ob- [against] * see ob- pônere [to put] * see apo-
拉丁語 oppônere的變化 [反對] ob- [反對] *參見 ob- pônere [放置] *參見 apo-

【引伸】
oppos.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>oppose,fight,combat,resist,withstand,contestThese verbs are compared as they mean to set someone or something in opposition to another, as in an effort to overcome or defeat.
這些動詞表示把某事或某物放在相反位置上以求取勝時，意思是有區(qū)別的。
Oppose has the fewest connotations:
Oppose 內涵最少：
例句：
oppose a legislative bill;
反對合法帳單；

例句：
was opposed to nuclear reactors.
反對核反應。

例句：
.The idea is inconsistent with our constitutional theory and has been stubbornly opposed . . . since the early days of the Republic. (E.B. White).
.這種想法與我們的憲法理論不相符，一直受到頑固抵制…自從共和國成立早期就開始了。. (E.B.懷特）。

Fight andcombat suggest vigor and aggressiveness:
Fight 和combat 表示充滿活力和斗志：
例句：
fight corruption;
反腐??；

例句：
combating disease.
減少疾病。

例句：
.All my life I have fought against prejudice and intolerance. (Harry S Truman).
.我的整個一生都是為了反對偏見和偏狹. （亨利·S·杜魯門）。

例句：
.We are not afraid . . . to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it. (Thomas Jefferson).Toresist is to strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of:
.我們不懼怕…去忍受錯誤，只要理性存在，最終會戰(zhàn)勝它. （湯姆斯·杰斐遜）。Resist 指奮力抗爭或抵抗一些行動、效果和力量：

例句：
.Pardon was freely extended to all who had resisted the invasion. (John R. Green).
.赦免所有抵制侵略的人們. （約翰R·格林）。

例句：
.My servants . . . resisted the adoption of this plan. (A.W. Kinglake).
.我的傭人們拒絕接受這個計劃. (A.W.肯萊克）。

Withstand often implies successful resistance:
Withstand 通常指成功的反抗。
例句：
.Neither the southern provinces, nor Sicily, could have withstood his power. (Henry Hallam).Tocontest is to call something into question and take an active stand against it:
.南方各省和新丁里都沒能頂?shù)米∷膹姶髣萘? （亨利·漢姆）。Contest 是指對某事物提出疑問， 并用采取積極的行動反對這個觀點：

例句：
I don`t contest your right to dispose of your property as you see fit,but I doubt the propriety of this bequest.
我不反對你放棄你的財產的權力，但是我懷疑這遺產的合法性