antagonise [
æn'tægə`naɪz]
vt. 对...起反作用, 使成为仇敌, 招...的怨, 引起...的敌对, 抵销, 中和
vi. 引起对抗/反感
- It would be dangerous to antagonize him.
招惹他可危险. - It cannot attack the rot at the top: that would antagonise poor countries who sit on its board and account for most of its custom.
它不可能打击高层腐败:这将令其同穷国陷入对立,而这些国家不仅跻身董事会,也占了其顾户的大多数。
antagonise
- On the one hand, it will not want to antagonise boards and undermine its credibility by stepping back from the Time-Warner ruling.
- Supporters of a flotation say it would release funds for distribution to shareholders. Opponents say it would antagonise politicians and the electricity industry regulator.