up against Идиома
run up against (something)
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
up against
competing against, trying to defeat """Who were you up against?"" ""Gaetan Boucher, the Champion."""
up against it
poor, not able to pay the bills, hard up We were up against it that year. The crop had failed, we had lots of bills, and none of us had a job.
brush up against
1.encounter 碰到
He has brushed up against trouble.他碰到了麻烦。
She never loses heart when she brushes up against setbacks.她遭受挫折时从不灰心。
2.touch lightly 轻轻触到
I brushed up against her unintentionally.我无意间轻轻碰了她。
come up against
meet(difficulties,opposition)遭到;应付(困难);和…相抵触
The workers on strike came up against their employer's unwillingness to pay high wages.罢工的工人们与不愿给他们增加工资的雇主相对抗。
You may come up against a bit of opposition.你可能会遭到一些反对。
He came up against the headmaster,and eventually had to leave.他跟校长发生矛盾,最后只好离开。
When they were dealing with the case,they came up against a series of obstacles.当他们在审理这个案子的时候,遇到了一系列的障碍。
get up against
1.(cause to)stand or move next to(使)靠近
I got up against the window to try to look out.我走近窗户想往外看。
2.offend;annoy 冒犯;触怒
I hope you don't get up against the director in one of his bad tempers.我希望你别在主任脾气不好时去冒犯他。
knock up against
meet by chance巧遇;偶然碰到
I knocked up against my former teacher in the town this morning.今天早上在城里我遇见了我从前的那位老师。
I didn't expect to knock up against so many difficulties when I started on this subject.我没有料到这项目一开始就遇上了这么多的困难。
rub up against
1. rub against sth.in passing擦上;相磨擦
Look at the spot on your skirt!You must have rubbed up against wet paint somewhere看看你裙子上的脏斑!你一定是在什么地方碰上没干的油漆了。
2.meet or come into contact with by accident 偶然相遇
You occasionally rub up against most interesting people in unlikely Places.有时在意想不到的地方会遇上很有趣的人。
run up against
1. meet by chance ;encounter碰到;偶遇
I thought we would be successful,but we ran up against a lack of money.我本以为我们会成功,但因资金短缺而受阻。
Could you help me?I've run up against a few problems.你能帮我 一下吗?我碰上了几个问题。
2.collide with与…相撞
In the dark he ran up against a big tree.黑暗中,他撞到一棵大树上去了。
gang up on|gang|gang up|gang up against
v. phr.,
informal To jointly attack someone, either physically or verbally; take sides in a group against an individual.
The class bully was stronger than all the other boys, so they had to gang up on him to put him in his place. Compare: LINE UP(4b).
rub up against|rub|rub up
v. phr. To come into contact with.
In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people.
up against|against|up
prep. phr. Blocked or threatened by.
When she applied to medical school, the black woman wondered whether she was up against barriers of sex and race prejudice.
up against it|against|up
adj. phr.,
informal Faced with a great difficulty or problem; badly in need.
The Smith family is up against it because Mr. Smith cannot find a job. You will be up against it if you don't pass the test. You will probably fail arithmetic. Compare: HARD UP, END OF ONE'S ROPE, BACK TO THE WALL
2.
up adjoin (something)
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Confronted with; facing: up adjoin a able opponent.Learn more: up