[U] strong disagreement with, or protest against, something such as a plan, law, or system

反对; 反抗，对抗

There was a great deal of opposition to the war.

对这场战争有很多反对意见。

They face opposition from local residents as well as from environmentalists.

他们遭到了环境保护主义者以及当地居民的反对。

He is confident in his ability to overcome all opposition with his personal charm.

他自信有能力以个人魅力来化解一切反对力量。

The proposals have aroused the opposition of teachers.

这些建议引起了教师们的反对。

Strong opposition resulted in rejection of the bill.

在强烈反对下这项议案遭否决。

Plans to turn the site into a ￡600 million leisure complex have met with stiff opposition .

将这个地方改造成造价 6 亿英镑的综合休闲大楼的计划遭到了激烈的反对。

Much public opposition to the new law remained.

公众对这项新法律仍存在广泛的反对情绪。

Workers found themselves in opposition to local interests.

工人们发现自己与当地人的利益存在冲突。

the opposition, in some countries such as Britain, the main political party in the parliament that is not part of the government

反对党，在野党:

the leader of the Opposition

反对党的领袖

the three main opposition parties

三个主要的反对党

in opposition, in some countries such as Britain, a political party that is in opposition is in parliament, but is not part of the government

〔政党〕在野的:

The Socialists were elected to power after 10 years in opposition.

在野 10 年后，社会党人当选执政。

[C,U also + plural verb [BrE] ] the people who you are competing against

对手，竞争者，敌手:

They played well against good opposition.

他们面对强敌打得很出色。

[C,U] [formal] when two things are completely opposite

对立，对抗，敌对:

the opposition between capitalism and socialism

资本主义和社会主义的对立