| 单词 | on the contrary |
| 释义 | on the contraryB2 used to show that youthinkorfeeltheoppositeof what has just beenstated: "Ithoughtyou said thefilmwasexciting?" "On thecontrary, Inearlyfellasleephalfway through it!" I'm notangrywith you. On thecontrary! They do notrejectmodernitycompletely; on thecontrary, theyembracethemodernworld. "Did youexpectthem tohelpyou?" "On thecontrary, Ihopedthey wouldstayaway." I did notmeantoimplythat thecitywas anuglyordangerousplace. On thecontrary, Ithinkit isextremelypleasant. See also contrarynounformal on the contrary| American Dictionaryon the contraryfmlactuallytheoppositeistrue: Thecrimeproblemhas notdisappeared. On the contrary, itseemsto bebecomingworseagain. Expertspredictedtheeconomywouldcollapse, but, to the contrary, itcontinuesto doextremelywell. |
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