up against

/ʌp əˈɡɛnst/· 介词短语

财经/商业B2

up against
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Chinese meaning

面miàn临lín(强qiáng大dà挑tiǎo战zhàn/对duì手shǒu)

面miàn临lín,对duì抗kàng(挑tiǎo战zhàn)

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美měi国guó电diàn池chí产chǎn业yè面miàn临lín的de巨jù大dà挑tiǎo战zhàn

Example

The U.S. is trying to reduce its reliance on China for batteries. Here's what it's up against

美měi国guó正zhèng试shì图tú减jiǎn少shǎo对duì中zhōng国guó电diàn池chí的de依yī赖lài,以yǐ下xià是shì它tā所suǒ面miàn临lín的de挑tiǎo战zhàn。

Source: CNBC · 8 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó能néng源yuán部bù已yǐ经jīng向xiàng多duō家jiā小xiǎo型xíng电diàn池chí技jì术shù公gōng司sī提tí供gōng了le资zī金jīn支zhī持chí,试shì图tú减jiǎn少shǎo对duì中zhōng国guó电diàn池chí的de依yī赖lài。但dàn中zhōng国guó用yòng了le几jǐ十shí年nián才cái建jiàn立lì起qǐ的de电diàn池chí产chǎn业yè优yōu势shì,美měi国guó现xiàn在zài只zhǐ有yǒu短duǎn短duǎn几jǐ年nián时shí间jiān去qù追zhuī赶gǎn。

Roots · etymology

up+against固定搭配,无独立词源

  • up(迎向)+ against(对抗)

Collocations

  • up against a wall / up against the clock / up against stiff competition

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