oppose

反対する、抵抗する

賛成できないことに対して、それを阻止しようと行動する。

やさしい英語で： If you disagree with something and try to stop it, you act against it.

• We oppose the new rules.
• Residents opposed building a factory near their homes.
• Several groups are opposing the government’s plans.

使い方： oppose something (Residents oppose the new road.); oppose doing something (They oppose cutting the school budget.)

類義語： resist, fight, contest

反対語： support

よく使う表現： oppose a plan, strongly oppose something, oppose a change, oppose an army

反対する、異議を唱える

間違っている、または受け入れられないと思うことに反対を表す。

やさしい英語で： If you think something is wrong or unacceptable, you express disagreement with it.

• I oppose that idea.
• He opposed the decision on moral grounds.
• Many parents oppose making uniforms compulsory.

使い方： oppose something (Many parents oppose the policy.); oppose doing something (She opposes testing products on animals.)

類義語： object to, disagree with

反対語： support, approve

よく使う表現： oppose an idea, oppose a decision, publicly oppose something