Countermeasure is a noun referring to an action taken to weaken, or render harmless, the effect of another action or situation. It can be used as a counter-strategy, a means of opposition, or a retaliatory measure.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]对策；对抗手段；反措施 A counter-measure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
Because the threat never developed, we didn't need to take any real countermeasures.
威胁从未加剧，因此我们没有必要真采取什么对策。
Oxford
coun·ter·meas·ure/ˈkaʊntəmeʒə(r); NAmEˈkaʊntərmeʒər/nouna course of action taken to protect against sth that is considered bad or dangerous 对策；对抗手段；反措施countermeasurecountermeasurescoun·ter·meas·ure/ˈkaʊntəmeʒə(r); NAmEˈkaʊntərmeʒər/
LDC
countermeasurecoun‧ter‧mea‧sure /ˈkaʊntəmeʒə $ -tərmeʒər/ noun [countable usually plural]
Examples
an action taken to prevent another action from having a harmful effect: new countermeasures against terrorism
WDF
countermeasure
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对策(100%)
n.对策；反措施；反抗手段
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