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against the sun
朝著反時針方向
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
A·gainst
prep.
1.
Abreast
;
opposite
to
;
facing
;
towards
;
as
,
against
the
mouth
of
a
river
; --
in
this
sense
often
preceded
by
over
.
Jacob
saw
the
angels
of
God
come
against
him
.
--
Tyndale
.
2.
From
an
opposite
direction
so
as
to
strike
or
come
in
contact
with
;
in
contact
with
;
upon
;
as
,
hail
beats
against
the
roof
.
3.
In
opposition
to
,
whether
the
opposition
is
of
sentiment
or
of
action
;
on
the
other
side
;
counter
to
;
in
contrariety
to
;
hence
,
adverse
to
;
as
,
against
reason
;
against
law
;
to
run
a
race
against
time
.
The
gate
would
have
been
shut
against
her
.
--
Fielding
.
An
argument
against
the
use
of
steam
.
--
Tyndale
.
4.
By
of
before
the
time
that
;
in
preparation
for
;
so
as
to
be
ready
for
the
time
when
. [
Archaic
or
Dial
.]
Urijah
the
priest
made
it
,
against
King
Ahaz
came
from
Damascus
.
--
2
Kings
xvi
. 11.
Against the sun
,
in
a
direction
contrary
to
that
in
which
the
sun
appears
to
move
.
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