contrary /ˈkɒntrərɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. (观点、态度、反应) 相对立的

  例：

  This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons.

  许多原因证明这种观点与批判性社会研究的目的截然相反。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If you say that something is true contrary to other people's beliefs or opinions, you are emphasizing that it is true and that they are wrong. 与…相反 [强调]

  例：

  Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.

  与大部分人的想法相反，适度的运动实际上会降低食欲。

• 3. 

  PHRASE You use on the contrary when you have just said or implied that something is not true and are going to say that the opposite is true. 恰恰相反

  例：

  It is not an idea around which the community can unite. On the contrary, I see it as one that will divide us.

  这不是一个可以让我们的组织团结起来的主意。恰恰相反，我看它会分裂我们。

• 4. 

  PHRASE You can use on the contrary when you are disagreeing strongly with something that has just been said or implied, or are making a strong negative reply. 相反 (用于否定对方意见) [强调]

  例：

  "People just don't do things like that."—"On the contrary, they do them all the time."

  “人们根本就不像那样做事。” —“然而，他们却一直在那么做。”

• 5. 

  PHRASE When a particular idea is being considered, evidence or statements to the contrary suggest that this idea is not true or that the opposite is true. 相反 (用于否定前面的陈述)

  例：

  He continued to maintain that he did nothing wrong, despite clear evidence to the contrary.

  他仍坚持认为自己没有做错，尽管有确凿的证据证明他做错了。