antagonize
英美[?n't?ɡ?na?z]
- vt. 使…敵對；使…對抗；對…起反作用
- vi. 引起反抗
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?antagonizes;過去式:?antagonized;過去分詞:?antagonized;現在分詞:?antagonizing;
助記提示
1、ant- "against" + agon- + -ize.
2、含義：competitor, opponent, rival.
英文詞源
- antagonize (v.)
- 1630s, "to compete with," from Greek antagonizesthai "to struggle against, oppose, be a rival" (see antagonist). Meaning "to struggle against continuously" is recorded from 1742. Related: Antagonized; antagonizing.
雙語例句
- 1. He didn't want to antagonize her.
- 他不想引起她的反感。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more.
- 他不愿惹她更生氣，便不再說話。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Large firms do not wish to antagonize the federal government unduly.
- 大廠商并不想過分地與政府發生頂撞.
來自辭典例句
- 4. I advise you not to antagonize him.
- 我勸你別與他為敵.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The church settlement she effected was planned to antagonize as few people as possible.
- 她在解決教會問題時,注意到盡可能少得罪人.
來自辭典例句