1.opponent [ə'pəʊnənt] 
n. 对手，竞争者，反对者
adj. 对立的，反对的
She bowled out her opponent. 她打败了她的对手。
oppose v. 反对
His motion was opposed by most members. 他的提议遭到大多数成员的反对。

2.versus ['vɜːsəs] 
prep. 与…相对，对
Today's football match is France versus Brazil. 今天的足球比赛是法国对巴西。

3.conflict ['kɒnflɪkt] 
n. 冲突，矛盾，斗争 
cultural conflict 文化冲突
vi. 冲突，战斗
Their political views conflicts with ours. 他们的政治观点与我们的不一致。

4.combat ['kɒmbæt] 
v. 反对，与…战斗；搏斗；
n. 战斗，争论
The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse. 政府投入数百万美金以图打击毒品泛滥。

5.struggle ['strʌg(ə)l] 
v./ n. 斗争，努力，挣扎
struggle for 为…奋斗/struggle against 与…作斗争/struggle with 与…斗争
They have learned to struggle against adversity. 他们已经学会同逆境做斗争。

6.campaign [kæm'peɪn] 
v. 作战，参加竞选，参加活动；
n. 战役，活动
We are campaigning for equal rights for women. 我们正在开展为妇女争取平等权利的运动。
election campaign 竞选活动

7.defend [dɪ'fend] 
v. 辩护，防护，防御
Our duty is to defend the country against its enemies. 我们的职责是保卫国家不受敌人侵犯。
defense n. 防卫，防御措施 
defensive adj. 自卫的，防御的
defendant n. 被告 adj. 辩护的

8.offend [ə'fend] 
v. 冒犯，触怒，令人不适
She is terribly offended, angered and hurt by this. 她被此深深地冒犯，触怒并伤害了。
offense n. 进攻，触怒 
offensive adj. 冒犯的，攻击的

9. defeat [dɪ'fiːt] 
vt. 击败，战胜，使…失败；
n. 战败，失败
They defeated the Italian team and reached the final. 他们打败了意大利队，进入了总决赛。