用作定语
▲~+n.
It was an adverse verdict.这是一个不利的判决。
The proposal has attracted a lot of adverse comment.这个建议招来很多非难。
The ship was sailing in the adverse wind.船在逆风中航行。
用作表语
▲S+be+~+prep.-phrase
Dirt and disease are adverse to the best growth of children.肮脏与疾病对儿童健康成长不利。
The result is adverse to his wishes.结果和他的愿望相反。
He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
What he has done is adverse to what he has said.他所做的与他所说的相反。