When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
— Confucius
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adj. 相反的;違反的，反對(duì)的;對(duì)立的;頑固的，任性的;
n. 對(duì)立或相反的事物;對(duì)立方;[邏]反對(duì)命題;
adv. 相反地，矛盾地;
?? contr反對(duì)，相反+ary形容詞后綴→相反的
"Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk."
與普通的看法相反，許多貓不喜歡牛奶。
近義：antipodean, incompatible, opposed, opposing, opposite, averse
反義：associated, united, coalesced, combined, confederated, affiliated
n. 性格;特點(diǎn);字母;角色;
vt. 刻，印;使具有特征;
?? 性格 品質(zhì)佳的人坐著椅子(char-chair)也能做(act)兩(er)天的事
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了這次欺詐案，在她的品格上留下了一個(gè)很大的污點(diǎn)。
近義：makeup, mettle, nature, personality, selfhood, spirit
反義：timidity, timidness
vt.& vi. 使轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng);旋轉(zhuǎn);使改變方向;使不適;
vt. 使變酸;使變換;使變?yōu)?
n. 翻轉(zhuǎn);（路線或方向的）改變;機(jī)會(huì);
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對(duì)核能的態(tài)度來(lái)了個(gè)180度的大轉(zhuǎn)變。
近義：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反義：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
vt. 檢查，調(diào)查;考試;診察;審問(wèn);
vi. 檢查;調(diào)查;
?? exam(考試)+in(里面)+e(=exam):在考試?yán)锩嬉?檢查考試
"Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house."
請(qǐng)檢查一下我屋子里電線的絕緣情況.
近義：inspect, investigate, overhaul, oversee, scan, survey
反義：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
pron. “myself”的復(fù)數(shù);我們自己;（把）我們自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我們快活極了。
近義：us, we
inwards
[['inw?dz]]
adv. 在內(nèi)部, 向中心, 向內(nèi), 內(nèi)里\\n[經(jīng)] 進(jìn)口稅
近義：innards, insides, viscera, bowels, entrails, guts
反義：outward