set sth. against sth.
- (某好的事物)可抵消或抵償(某壞的事物)
- 釋義
片語
- 1. (某好的事物)可抵消或抵償(某壞的事物) You must set the initial cost of a new car against the saving you'll make on repairs. 你得想到買新汽車先花這一筆錢可省下日後修車的費用。 Set against her virtues, her faults don't seem nearly so bad. 考慮到她的優點, 她的缺點還不算太糟。