| 释义 |
align against someone/something
collocation
formal(alsoalign someone/something against someone/something)
to join a person or group in opposing another person, group, or thing:
A loose coalition of politicians and students aligned against the government.
She has been on the counterattack against the forces she sees aligned against her.
He has rejected the rhetoric around patriotism and war, and aligns himself against the military-industrial complex.
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align
With such powerful forces aligned against it, the project was quietly shelved.
The biggest industry in the state aligned against him and donated heavily to his opponent.
By aligning himself with consumers against the producers he is taking a gamble.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Creating alliances
affiliate
align
alliance
ally
ally yourself to/with someone
associate
associate with someone
attach
attach something to something
cosiness
force
go
go in on something
hobnob
integrate
join
network
networking
pair up
pairing
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