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

• My husband is dead set against us living with my mother.
  我丈夫极力反对与我母亲住在一起。
• A secured loan has the value of your property set against the amount borrowed.
  抵押贷款的价值对您的财产设定的数额借来。
• 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。
• The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village.
  这件事使得村里邻里间反目成仇。
• 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。
• 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。
• Certain business losses can be set against taxes.
  某些营业上的亏损可以从税额中抵消。
• The cost of business travel and entertainment can be set against tax.
  出公差和娱乐的费用可以不纳税。
• Its coin gradual progress characteristic of shape circulate change of space set against and answer on the whole.
  其币形的演进特征与流通空间的变化大体相对应。
• And I think here about these unrealistic expectations many poor managers set against their teams too.
  我想，许多不好的经理也会把这些不切实际的期望寄托在他们的团队上。