Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.

This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons.

之所以说此观点违背了批判性社会研究的宗旨，有几点理由。

The result is just the contrary.

适得其反.

He is neither tall nor the contrary.

他不高也不矮.

You think you are clever; on the contrary, I assure that you are very foolish.

你自以为很聪明, 相反地, 我确信你很傻.

Your plan is contrary to mine.

你的计划与我的相反.

Contrary to our expectations, he was eliminated in the first round.

我们怎么也想不到, 他在第一循环赛里就被淘汰了.

Our sailboat was delayed by contrary wind.

我们的帆船被逆风所阻而延迟.

I know nothing to the contrary.

我不知道任何相反的情况.

Guangzhou is south of Nanjing, but contrary to what one might suppose, it is not as hot.

广州在南京的南面, 反而没有南京热.

This was contrary to Matsuoka's theme.

这是同松冈的主见背道而驰的.

They thought that that was contrary to the spirit of science.

他们认为这是违背科学精神的.

It was contrary to every doctrine of her belief.

那是与她的信条格格不入的.

Contrary to the doctor's orders, he had gone back to work.

他不听医生的吩咐, 又回去工作了.

Such an attitude is, of course, superstitious and totally contrary to reason.

这种态度当然是拘泥的,也是完全违背理智的.

Herry's thoughts are contrary to those of the other executives.

亨利的想法和其他行政人员的相法相反.

Contrary to general expectation, he announced that all four had given their approval.

与大众的期盼相反的是，他宣布那4个人都同意了。

The result is contrary to expectation.

结果跟预料恰好相反.

The boy was swimming in a direction contrary to the current.

那男孩逆流游去.

Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.

和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。

Silk was used with wool for contrast.

丝绸和毛料用在一起以形成对比。