Why are you so dead set against the idea?

你为什么那样死命地反对这个主意呢？

He seems set against the idea of increased decentralization and greater powers for regional authorities.

他似乎坚决反对扩大分权、赋予地方当局更大权利的想法。

Set against the benefits of the new technology, there is also a strong possibility that jobs will be lost.

权衡利弊，新技术的确有种种好处，但也很可能使一些人失去工作。

The amazing stage performances are often set against grand backgrounds.

精彩的舞台表演往往是在宏大的背景下进行的。

Walking up a path through the forest towards Shutlingsloe, a local high point, I came across a small clearing and immediately noticed the dead yellow grasses set against the fresh snow.

沿着一条穿过森林的小路向当地的高地 Shutlingsloe 走去，无意间我来到了一小块空地，随即立刻注意到在新雪映衬下的枯黄的草。

The soldiers, however, were set against the little tailor, and wished him a thousand miles away.

然而，士兵们都嫉恨小裁缝，希望他远远离开。

Set against the compulsory mobility and clogged roads of "the great car economy", the Allegro age now has a certain perverse appeal.

与“伟大的汽车经济”中强制的流动性和拥堵的道路相比，阿莱格罗时代如今有了某种反常的吸引力。

Children experiencing an auditory function deficit can often find speech and communication very difficult to isolate and process when set against high levels of background noise.

在面对高强度的背景噪音时，患有听觉功能损伤的儿童往往很难把语言分离出来进行处理，也很难进行沟通。

Now, nature also seems to be set against it.

现在，自然好像也同样反对。

Spring is a rainbow of wild flowers set against greenest fields.

这里的春天，各种野生的花卉生长在最绿的草地上，形成一个美丽的彩虹。

Susie's story, paradoxically, is one of hope, set against grim reality.

苏茜的故事一反常态，是一个充满希望的故事，与严酷的现实恰恰相反。

"Susie's story, paradoxically, is one of hope, set against grim reality."

相反，苏茜的故事是作为反抗沮丧现实的一个希望而存在的。

But set against this backdrop are the voices that support the BNP's ideal.

然而，在这种背景下还是产生了支持国家党理想的声音。

When set against the atomised solitude of some forms of contemporary western.

some forms of contemporary Western existence不等于“当代某些西方存在。”

Set against the dangers of all-out financial seizure, these risks seem worth taking.

然而与金融体系的全面紧缩相比，值得冒这些风险。

Set against that hope are worries that business lacks the clout, skills and credit to thrive.

与希望相伴的是对企业的担忧：担心企业缺乏成功所需的影响力，技术和信誉。

But those faults, real as they are, must be set against the potential costs of doing nothing.

但是，必须得对这些事实上非常现实的错误采取措施，以免去潜在的因什么也没做而产生的代价。

The impact of the asset sales will be small, however, set against soaring public indebtedness.

然而，资产出售的作用微乎其微，无法应对迅速增长的公共债务。

Yet even set against that miserable standard, it is the Republicans who deserve most criticism.

然而权衡利弊，即使这一标准有失公允，最该受批评的仍是共和党人。

But the Republicans who control the House of Representatives are dead set against any tax increases.

然而，控制众议院的共和党人竭力反对任何形式的税收增加。

Mozambique, Rwanda and uganda-must likewise be set against the horrors of their quite recent past.

莫桑比克，卢旺达，乌干达，也必然与它们过去的苦难形成了鲜明对照。

I'm dead-set against privacy in marriage, because it creates an unnecessary barrier to problem solving.

我是反对婚姻中隐私的死忠，因为它为问题的解决制造了不必要的障碍。

German public opinion is firmly set against dipping into the public purse to help the profligate Greeks.

德国舆论坚决反对使用其国库的钱来帮助挥霍的希腊人。

A less-than-adequate legal system is just another business risk to set against the potential rewards.

司法体系的不完备只是潜在回报所面临的另一个商业风险。

Sympathy for DSK has, however, to be set against distaste at the wider revelations about his way of life.

然而，反衬人们对卡恩的同情的是更多的对他的生活之道的披露。

Yet many hoteliers and innkeepers are dead-set against having geothermal prospectors drilling in their backyards.

然而，很多旅馆和酒店的老板坚决反对地热勘探者在他们的周边钻探。

She showed that by coming back after losing the first set and coming from behind in the second set against Williams.

她在对阵威廉姆斯时丢掉第一盘后以及在第二盘落后时都表现出了那些特质。

Set against Greece, Portugal, Spain and even Italy, its prospects still look bright, whatever Mr O’Toole thinks.

无论奥图尔先生怎么看，同希腊、葡萄牙、西班牙甚至意大利比较，爱尔兰的前景依然一片光明。