set up against 意味

• ～に対抗する
  

例文

1. according to the izumo fudoki (the topography of izumo province ), in early childhood , his crying and screaming were so loud that he was forced to get into a boat to sail to the yasoshima islands until he calmed down , or repeatedly climb up and down a ladder set up against a high tower .
   出雲国風土記によれば、幼い時、その泣き叫ぶ声が非常に大きかったので、静かになるまで船に乗せて八十島（日本）を巡ったり、高屋を作って梯子をかけそれを上り下りさせたりした。