■ opposing

作为形容词，如果名词是单数，表示“斗争中或竞赛中对方的”。当名词是复数时，有两种可能，一个是“斗争中或竞赛中对方的”，另一个是“互相斗争或竞赛着的”。

• The opposing team must in turn try to keep the ball in the air before hitting it back over the net.对方球队则必须设法一直将球保持不落地，然后把它过网打回去。
• I have a friend who has the opposing view and felt that the war was immoral.我有一个朋友则持相反的看法，认为这场战争是不道德的。
• The president said in a radio address that he still favoured dialogue between the opposing sides.总统在一次广播谈话中说，他仍然赞成对立各方彼此对话。