the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate)
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
1. to ruminate2. to chew the cud
1. (physics) reaction2. (fig.) backlash; unintended consequence
1. to turn a hand over2. to put one's hand behind one's back3. fig. easily done
1. old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word2. to blow hot and cold3. to contradict oneself4. inconsistent+1 条 1. disproof2. rebuttal3. reductio ad absurdum
1. bring order out of chaos2. set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
1. reflector (typically concave, as in a torch)2. mirror (typically plane or convex)
to redress (an injustice); to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied)
1. negative example2. sth that teaches one what not to do
1. positive and negative2. pros and cons3. inside and outside
1. to do the very opposite2. to act in a diametrically opposite way
opposition (political) party
1. (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty2. (modern) to play a transvestite role3. to masquerade as an opponent
1. counterclaim2. countercharge (law)
1. to instigate (rebellion etc)2. incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)
聪明反被聪明误 聰明反被聰明誤 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
1. to quarrel2. to fall out with sb
1. complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic2. entirely outside the norm3. out of character
(idiom) to fall out with sb; to become enemies
1. anti-submarine2. antisubmarine
1. to counterattack2. to come back after a defeat3. to retrieve lost ground
(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
1. by contrast2. but as for this...3. viewed from another angle4. subjectively+1 条 +2 条 1. to ask (a question) in reply2. to answer a question with a question3. rhetorical question
off-season; out-of-season
to serve as a foil; to highlight through contrast
1. negative character2. bad guy (in a story)
1. inversely proportional2. inverse ratio
1. to support one's parents in their old age2. to show filial piety3. to to repay4. to return a favor+1 条 stratagem of sowing dissension