opposing是形容词，意思是“对立的；相竞争的；对抗的；相反的；极不相同的”，而opposite可以是形容词、名词、介词，其通常是指观点、意见、行为等完全相反或对立的。opposite通常是指观点、意见、行为等完全相反或对立的，而converse通常是指方向、作用等相反的。

　　opposing是个形容词，其有“对立的；相竞争的；对抗的；相反的；极不相同的”的意思，其通常用于描述队组、军队、力量等相竞争或态度、观点等是相反的。

　　She earned a black mark for opposing company policy.

　　她因反对公司政策而得到考绩不良评语。

　　The retail giant is infamous for staunchly opposing labor groups.

　　这家零售巨头因坚决反对员工组建工会而臭名昭著。

　　An increasingly connected and educated citizenry will become less tolerant of government crackdowns and control of opposing opinions."

　　日益团结在一起的、受过教育的公民们将对政府打击和控制反对言论的容忍度大大下降。”

　　Last month norex filed a memorandum opposing a motion to dismiss a new lawsuit in new york supreme court.

　　上个月，Norex公司向纽约最高法院（NewYorkSupremeCourt）提交了一份备忘录，反对一项动议，该动议旨在驳回该公司最新提出的诉讼。

　　The yen is now being buffeted by opposing forces.

　　目前，日元受到了反对势力的冲击。

　　Opposing counsel peter tucci objects.

　　辩方律师petertucci提出反对。

　　We were in opposing camps.

　　我们属于彼此对立的阵营。

　　We suggest that it is possible to reconcile these apparently opposing perspectives

　　我们认为这两个看似对立的观点是可以调和的。

　　She earned a black mark for opposing company policy.

　　她因反对公司政策而得到考绩不良评语。

　　The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield.

　　敌对两军在战场上严阵对峙。

　　Nationalist parties united to oppose the government's plans.

　　民族主义党派联合反对政府的计划。

　　It is time for opposing factions to unite and work towards a common goal.

　　现在是对立各派联合起来、为共同目标而奋斗的时候了。

　　He intends to oppose the prime minister in the leadership election.

　　在领导选举中，他欲与首相一决高下。

　　This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty.

　　本党会强烈反对恢复死刑。

　　Vested interests are opposing the plan.

　　既得利益集团在反对这项计划。

　　More people favour a single European currency than oppose it.

　　赞成单一欧洲货币的人占多数。

　　opposing winding.反作用绕组

　　opposing value.相反价值

　　opposing torque.反抗转矩

　　opposing values.相销价值

　　opposite可以是形容词、名词、介词。当opposite是形容词时，它的意思是“对面的；另一边的；相反的；迥然不同的”。当其为名词时，意思是“对立的人（或物）；对立面；反面”。当其为介词时，意思是“与…相对；在…对面；与…合演；与…联袂演出”。

　　I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction.

　　我目送他们离开，然后开车向相反的方向驶去。

　　Hot and cold are opposites.

　　热和冷是对立面。

　　The bank is opposite the supermarket.

　　银行在超市的正对面。

　　opposite reaction.相反的反作用

　　opposite side.对面

　　apparently opposite.明显地相反

　　completely opposite.完全相反

　　invariably opposite.总是相反

　　partially opposite.部分相反

　　I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite.

　　我能看到烟从正对面的窗户里冒出来。

　　He sat down in the chair opposite.

　　他在对面的椅子上坐了下来。

　　These two products are from opposite ends of the price range.

　　这两种产品一种是价格最高的，一种是价格最低的。

　　Her second husband was the exact opposite of her first.

　　她的第二任丈夫与第一任截然不同。

　　We live further down on the opposite side of the road.

　　我们住在马路对面再远一点的地方。

　　He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.

　　他觉得很难与异性交谈。

　　That's the direct opposite of what you told me yesterday.

　　那与你昨天告诉我的截然相反。

　　The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.

　　结果已在对页图表3中显示。

　　There's a bus stop opposite the house.

　　房子对面有一个公共汽车站。

　　They hit a truck coming in the opposite direction.

　　他们撞上一辆迎面开来的卡车。