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«The non-lethal weapon, which has been developed by defence company BAE Systems, is effective against moving targets more than a mile away.»
In the sentence, I think the «against» means to flight back someone, but after I look up its meaning, I found out it is not a verb but a adjective. Maybe the verb before against was taken away, am I right?
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«The non-lethal weapon is effective..»
«The non-lethal weapon… is effective against moving targets.»
Get the idea? The verb of the sentence is ‘is’.
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Hi. In what way is the weapon effective? It is effective against (preposition) moving targets. The prepositional phrase «against moving targets» acts as an adverb that modifies the adjective «effective.»
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Dear St. Nick:
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
his word against — перевод на русский
You see, Parry, this way it’s your word against hers.
Видишь, Пэрри. Твое слово против ее слова
IT’S YOUR WORD AGAINST MINE.
Твое слово против моего.
It’s just your word against mine!
Твоё слово против моего!
ONLY IT’LL JUST BE YOUR WORD AGAINST HIS.
Вот только это по-прежнему будет твоё слово против его.
It’s your word against hers, and, sorry, but no one believes a word out of your mouth.
Это твое слово против ее, и прошу прощения, но никто не поверит ни одному твоему слову.
Показать ещё примеры для «твоё слово против»…
I know, but if she doesn’t tell the truth, it’s gonna be your word against the DA’s.
Я знаю, но если она не скажет правду, то это будет твое слово против слова обвинения.
Well, you can’t. It will be your word against Morgana’s, and she’s the king’s daughter. I know.
Да,но ты не можешь.Это будет твое слово против слова Морганы, а она дочь короля я знаю
And, besides, it’s your word against Campbell’s.
Помимо этого, твое слово против слова Кэмпбелла.
It’ll be your word against Henry’s.
Это будет твоё слово против слова Генри.
Ye can deny this from now till judgment day, But it’s yer word against captain randall.
Ты можешь отрицать это хоть миллион раз, но это лишь твое слово против слова капитана Рэндолла.
Показать ещё примеры для «твоё слово против слова»…
My word against his.
Кому поверят — ему или мне?
How about I arrest your ass, throw you in jail, and then it’s your word against mine.
А давай-ка я тебя арестую, отвезу в тюрьму и посмотрим, кому поверят.
All you have is your word against his.
А кому поверят, ему или тебе?
Well, it’s my word against yours.
А кому поверят — тебе или мне?
You expect Wellington to take my word against the word of Simmerson?
Думаешь, Веллингтон поверит мне, а не Симмерсону?
Показать ещё примеры для «кому поверят»…
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When we say an arguement is only based upon the words of two persons. Do we use
1 «One word against the other» or
2 «One’s word against the other».
The second one seems more correct grammatically but i found both are used so much in the Internet.
Any help pls!
Thanks in advance!
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Beware the Internet, my son,
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch.
These are acceptable:
‘It’s his word against mine.’
‘It’s their word against the Pope’s.’
‘One’s word against another.’
- Mister Micawber
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Against is a preposition.
Against: reactions
We use against to refer to negative, hostile or opposing reactions to situations, beliefs, people, events, etc.
Against with verbs
Millions of people campaigned against the war.
It’s not easy to go against your parents’ advice.
That referee has something against our team. (he doesn’t like our team)
Here are some common verbs often followed by against:
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act |
decide |
guard |
speak out |
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advise |
demonstrate |
have something |
struggle |
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argue |
discriminate |
protest |
testify |
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be |
fight |
react |
vote |
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campaign |
go |
rebel |
Against with nouns
Discrimination against people on the basis of race, age or gender is illegal.
Everyone can be part of the fight against litter.
The best protection against illness is a good diet and lots of exercise.
Here are some common nouns often followed by against:
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accusation |
campaign |
discrimination |
protest |
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action |
case |
evidence |
reaction |
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aggression |
charge |
fight |
rebellion |
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appeal |
complaint |
law |
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argument |
defence |
prejudice |
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battle |
demonstration |
protection |
Against: physical contact
We often use against to talk about physical contact between two or more things:
She was leaning against the wall reading a book. (there was contact between her and the wall)
The bed was against the wardrobe. (there was contact between the bed and the wardrobe)
Against: competition
We often use against with verbs and nouns connected with sport and competitions, such as compete/competition, final, game, match, play, semi-final:
Japan competed against Germany in the semi-final.
England’s match against Jamaica was cancelled.
When we don’t use against
We use about, not against, to refer to taking action to solve problems:
A:
Did you enjoy last night?
B:
We enjoyed the food but the people at the table next to us were so loud that we couldn’t hear each other. We asked the waiter to do something about it but he said that he couldn’t.
Not: We asked the waiter to do something against it
To make contrasts we use phrases such as contrary to, in contrast to and compared with, not against:
My opinion is contrary to yours.
Not: My opinion is against yours.
We don’t use against to talk about medication:
Have you got something for a headache?
Not: … something against a headache
Against: typical error
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We use against, not with, in sport when two teams or individuals compete:
All my family play tennis and sometimes we play against each other in competitions.
Not: … we play with each other …
There are certain words in the English language that can be used as either nouns or verbs. Put stress on the first syllable when saying a noun. Put stress on the second syllable when saying a verb.
Caution: This rule does not apply to all words that can be used as either a noun or verb.
Practice pronouncing the words and sentences in this exercise with correct stress patterns. Listen to the audio file as you follow along with the Contrasting Noun-Verb Stress exercises below.
Exercises:
Here are a group of words that have two possible stress patterns depending on whether they are used as a noun or a verb. Listen carefully to the stress patterns. Can you hear the difference? Notice that the nouns have stress on the first syllable and that the verbs have stress on the second or last syllable.
NOUN |
VERB |
| combine The farmer has a combine for his fields. |
combine She will combine all of the ingredients. |
| permit I bought a park permit for ten dollars. |
permit Will you permit me to enter the enclosure? |
| object The object is precious to us. |
object Do you object to his decision? |
| content What are the contents of the locker? |
content I am content to stay at home tonight. |
| rebel The rebel had an important cause. |
rebel I will rebel against the oppressive regime. |
| progress What kind of progress can I expect? |
progress The assistance helped Dan to progress quickly. |
| contest Sara entered the poster contest. |
contest I think he should contest his father’s will. |
| present She will love that present. |
present He will present his business plan to us. |
| address What is your current address? |
address Please address me as Mr. Roberts. |
| desert The Sahara desert is vast. |
desert Jerry plans to desert the army. |
| insult What he said is an insult to me. |
insult Do not insult my intelligence. |
| contrast The colour contrast is beautiful. |
contrast Should I contrast red and green in this picture? |
| entrance The entrance to the theatre was blocked. |
entrance We were entranced by the performance. |
| discount Will you give me a 25% discount? |
discount I promise not to discount your ideas. |
| conduct His conduct was admirable in that situation. |
conduct Please conduct yourself with integrity. |
| record Do you have a record of your birth? |
record I did not record our conversation. |
| survey Karen will send the completed survey back. |
survey The premier came out to survey the damage. |
| converse Her ideas are converse to what I thought. |
converse I will converse with you in private. |
| produce I buy all of my produce at Superstore. |
produce How much oil does that well produce? |
| defect There is a serious defect in his heart. |
defect His family was forced to defect for their safety. |
| subject What was your favourite subject in school? |
subject Please do not subject me to that situation again. |
| project I have been assigned to the Hibernia Project. |
project What do you project for our future earnings? |
| convert She is a convert to healthy eating. |
convert Will you convert to Catholicism? |
| protest The protest remained peaceful. |
protest I protest the thought of you joining my practice. |
| reject The reject pile was growing larger. |
reject I am forced to reject those controversial ideas. |
| refuse The refuse dump is outside of town. |
refuse She will not refuse my kind request. |
| suspect The primary suspect was a known criminal. |
suspect Do you think Carl will suspect anything? |
| conflict The conflict was resolved easily. |
conflict I think that meeting conflicts with my schedule. |
| envelope I addressed the envelope to Mrs. Knight. |
envelope A warm feeling enveloped my body. |