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1I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.正相反，我覺得他一點兒也不可笑。《牛津詞典》

2It's no trouble at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you.這根本不麻煩。相反，我很樂意幫助你。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

3Mistress Mary felt quite contrary.瑪麗小姐覺得完全相反。

4The plane is flying a contrary direction.飛機正向相反的方向飛去。

5On the contrary, when we are honest, we are truly free.相反，當我們誠實時，我們才是真正的自由。

6On the contrary, it helps farmers and improves forest soils.相反，它可以幫助農民並改善森林土壤。

7Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor.與人們的預期相反，這類商店扒手很少是窮人。

8In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the profession of faith should be enough.在缺少反面證據的情況下，對於信仰的聲明應該足夠了。

9On the contrary, they turn to pursue enthusiastically a supposedly more modern culture.相反，他們轉而熱情地追求一種據説更為現代的文化。

10Clara, on the contrary, enjoyed her companion's society, for she always did funny things.相反，克拉拉很開心，她再也不會感到無聊了，因為她總是做一些有趣的事情。

11Contrary to popular belief, older people generally do not want to live with their children.與人們的普遍看法相反，老年人通常不願與他們的孩子住在一起。

12On the contrary, I like solving difficult problems because I always take them as exciting challenges.相反，我喜歡解決難題，因為我通常會把這些難題看作令人激動的挑戰。

13Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk.與普通的看法相反，許多貓不喜歡牛奶。《牛津詞典》

14Contrary to expectations , interest rates did not rise.出乎意料的是利率並未上升。《牛津詞典》

15Contrary to the more alarmist reports, he is not going to die.與那些危言聳聽的報道相反，他不會死的。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

16She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her.這孩子老跟人作對，沒法讓她高興。《牛津詞典》

17Contrary to popular myth , women are not worse drivers than men.都説女人開車比男人差，其實不然。《牛津詞典》

18Despite his protestation to the contrary, he was extremely tired.他已筋疲力盡，儘管他極力否認這一點。《牛津詞典》

19Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.與盛行的謬見相反，女人們並非揮霍無度。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

20Contrary to popular belief , women cause fewer road accidents than men.與普遍的看法相反，婦女交通肇事比男人少。《牛津詞典》

21The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education—in crime.截然不同的看法是，監獄在犯罪方面提供極好的教育。《牛津詞典》

22In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty.最後證明事實正好相反：他是無辜的，而她則有罪。《牛津詞典》

23Unemployment seems to be rising, despite repeated assurances to the contrary.儘管反覆擔保減少失業，失業率看來卻在上升。《牛津詞典》

24Contrary to one of the many urban myths, he doesn't have his shoes hand-made.並不像那些謠傳中的一個説的那樣，他沒有手工定製他的鞋。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

25Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.與大部分人的想法相反，適度的運動實際上會降低食慾。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

26Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude.和大眾的想法相反，各石油公司控制不了原油的價格。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

27This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons.許多原因證明這種觀點與批判性社會研究的目的截然相反。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

28"People just don't do things like that."—"On the contrary, they do them all the time."“人們根本就不像那樣做事。” —“然而，他們卻一直在那麼做。”《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

29He continued to maintain that he did nothing wrong, despite clear evidence to the contrary.他仍堅持認為自己沒有做錯，儘管有確鑿的證據證明他做錯了。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

30It is not an idea around which the community can unite. On the contrary, I see it as one that will divide us.這不是一個可以讓我們的組織團結起來的主意。恰恰相反，我看它會分裂我們。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》 ^[1]