air an opposing view 唱反调
分类: 英语学习方法
“唱反调”,汉语俗语,表示发表完全对立的言论,采取对立的措施。可以翻译为“air an opposing view,run counter to或take a contrary action”等。“play devil's advocate”可以表示“故意唱反调”。
例句:
莉莉十分佩服他有勇气和她唱反调。
Lily admired him for having the gumption to disagree with her.
采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调以使访谈继续下去。
Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.