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Counteract ˌkaʊntərˈækt Reduce Effect Verb Sth 抵制;抵消;抵抗 Opposite

The word 'counteract' means to lessen the impact of something by implementing an opposing action.

To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.

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/ka͟ʊntərækt/
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[VERB 动词]抵制;抵消;抵抗 To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
  [V n]
  • My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure...

    我丈夫不得不吃几片药来降压。

  • This event will counteract such trends.

    这一事件将会削弱此类趋势。


Oxford coun·ter·act / ˌkaʊntərˈækt ; NAmE ˌkaʊntərˈækt / verb counteractsth to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of sth 抵制;抵消;抵抗 SYN
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These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension. 这些运动旨在抵消压力与紧张的影响。 counteract counteracts counteracted counteracting
coun·ter·act / ˌkaʊntərˈækt ; NAmE ˌkaʊntərˈækt /
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counteractcoun‧ter‧act /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect:  They gave him drugs to counteract his withdrawal symptoms.counteraction /-ˈækʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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counteract

[ˌkaʊntərˈækt]counteracted, counteracting, counteracts

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对抗(48%),抵制(26%),中和(20%),清除(6%)
vt.抵消;中和;阻碍

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