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Counter 例:The Phrase Thing N Count Opposite Bought Verb

单词 counter
音标
英[ˈkaʊntə(r)] 美[ˈkaʊntɚ]
解释
n.柜台;对立面;计数器;(某些棋盘游戏的)筹码;adj.相反的;vt.反击,还击;反向移动,对着干;反驳,回答;vi.逆向移动,对着干;反驳;adv.反方向地;背道而驰地;
例句

N-COUNT
(商店或酒吧的)柜台
In a place such as a shop or café a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
例:...those fellows we see working behind the counter at our local video rental store.我们见到在我们当地录像带出租店里做店员的那些人
例:...the cosmetics counter...化妆品柜台

VERB
抵制;抵消
If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
例:The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade...领导层讨论了计划采取的一揽子经济措施,以减轻这一封锁带来的影响。
例:Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes...通过劝说更多的驾车者改骑自行车可以缓解交通拥堵。

N-SING
(…的)对立面;(与…)相对的事物
Something that is a counter to something else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
例:...NATO's traditional role as a counter to the military might of the Warsaw pact.北约作为与华沙公约军事力量相抗衡的传统角色

VERB
反驳;驳斥
If you counter something that someone has said, you say something which shows that you disagree with them or which proves that they are wrong.
例:Both of them had to counter fierce criticism...他们两个人都不得不对尖锐的批评进行反击。
例:The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims...工会写信驳回了公司的要求。

N-COUNT
(机械或电子)计数器,计算器
A counter is a mechanical or electronic device which keeps a count of something and displays the total.
例:...an answerphone with an LED display call counter.带发光二极管来电显示屏的电话答录机

N-COUNT
(棋盘游戏的)筹码
A counter is a small, flat, round object used in board games.

PHRASE
(买药)不用处方地
If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
例:Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter?你在服用其他什么处方药或非处方药吗?
例:...basic over-the-counter remedies.基本的非处方药物

PHRASE
(股票)场外交易的,不通过交易所买卖的
Over-the-counter shares are bought and sold directly rather than on a stock exchange.

PHRASE
与…相对;与…冲突
If one thing runs counter to another, or if one thing is counter to another, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it.
例:Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy...该计划的很多内容与欧洲农业及环境方面的政策相冲突。
例:The finding ran counter to all expectations.该发现出乎所有人的预料。

PHRASE
秘密地,暗地里,非法地(销售商品)
If someone buys or sells goods under the counter, they buy or sell them secretly and illegally.
例:The smugglers allegedly sold the gold under the counter, cheating the VAT man out of £5 million.据说走私者暗地销售黄金,偷逃增值税达500万英镑。
变形
third:counters~done:countered~pl:counters~ing:countering~past:countered~

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