Many local farmers oppose the proposed dam because it would flood their most fertile fields.
许多当地农民反对拟建的水坝，因为它会淹没他们最肥沃的田地。
Which choice best defines “oppose”?
C — Be against. “oppose” means be against.
Which word means “be against”?
A — oppose. “oppose” means be against.
oppose — be against. In Chinese: 反对.
oppose is pronounced /əˈpoʊz/.
Many local farmers oppose the proposed dam because it would flood their most fertile fields. (许多当地农民反对拟建的水坝，因为它会淹没他们最肥沃的田地。)
resist, contest, withstand — all close in meaning to oppose (be against).
support, endorse — each the opposite of oppose (be against).
Yes. oppose is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
op(resist) + pose(put)