单词 | counter |
释义 | counter¹ 1.(in shop, bank)柜台 There was a long queue at the medicine counter.药品柜台前排着一条长龙。 I had to go to the counter to pay in the cheque.我必须到柜台用支票付账。 2.<美>(in café, diner)(某些自助餐厅里的)长台桌, 吧台 We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.我们坐在吧台旁的凳子上喝咖啡。 3.<美>(work surface)工作台;长台面 He found the sealed envelope on the kitchen counter.他在厨房台面上发现了那只封好的信封。 4.【游戏】(for board game)(棋盘游戏的)筹码 5.(token)代币 6.a counter to sth (counterweight)起抵消作用的事物;相对的事物 The award is a useful counter to the bad publicity she previously had attracted.这个奖励对扭转她之前招致的坏名声很有用。 7.<贬>(pawn)被利用(或操纵)者;卒子 He became a counter in power struggles between them.他成了他们之间权力斗争的棋子。 8.【滑冰】(figure)外勾 9.(person)计数者 She is an assiduous counter of blessings.她是个知足勤勉的人。 10.(device)计数器 an answerphone with an LED display call counter带有发光二极管显示呼叫计数器的电话答录机 11.【物】+of particles, photons计数器 12.【拳】(return attack)(拳击等的)还击 13.【击剑】(parry)划圆防守;圆周防守 14.【海】+of boat尾部突出体;外倾艉端 15.【印】+of typeface字谷(如字母O的中空部分) 16.【解剖】+of horse前胸部 17.【服】+of shoe主跟;后帮 18.over the counter【医】(without a prescription)不需要处方 Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter?你是否在服用其他处方药或者非处方药? 【金融】(through a broker)(证券交易)通过经纪人而非交易所, 以场外交易方式 See alsoover-the-counter 19.under the counter<英>(买卖)私下地, 偷偷地, 非法地 The smugglers allegedly sold the gold under the counter, cheating the VAT man out of £5 million.据说走私者偷偷摸摸出售了黄金, 偷逃增值税500万英镑。 counter²🄰 vt. 1.(counteract)抵消;对抗 To counter this, the police will equip themselves with tear gas.为了对付这种情况, 警察将配备催泪瓦斯。 omega-3 fatty acids, which help to counter heart disease有助于对抗心脏病的Ω-3脂肪酸 to counter sth with sth以…对抗… He'd blindly countered force with more force.他盲目地用更大的武力来对付武力。 He argued that Labour should counter this propaganda with a series of press statements.他主张工党应在报刊上发表一系列声明来反击这种宣传。 to counter sth by doing sth (verbally)以做某事来反击某事 Teachers have countered criticisms by blaming the government.教师们通过责备政府来回击受到的批评。 2.(refute)反驳;驳斥 They issued a statement to counter the claim.他们发表了一个声明来驳斥这种主张。 Both of them had to counter fierce criticism.他们两人都必须反驳激烈的批评。 3.+ blow还击 4.<文>(reply)反击;回击;回应 'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice.“但是彼得, 这没有那么简单。”戈德斯通语气坚定地回应道。 to counter in reply作答 'What's the point?' he bleakly countered in reply.“这有什么意义呢?”他凄凉地回答道。 🄱 vi. 1.<正式>(reply)(给对手、批评者)回应, 答复 I countered by enquiring whether she actually knew this man.我反过来问她是否真的认识这个男人。 The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims.工会用回信驳斥了公司的要求。 2.(react)反击;回击 Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit.西尔斯公司接着以反垄断诉讼作出反击。 counter³1.counter to sth与某物相反地;与某物反向地 They were going counter to the flow.他们正逆流而行。 2.to run counter to sth违反某物;违背某物;与某物背道而驰 Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy.计划中的很多内容都与欧洲农业和环境政策背道而驰。 The finding ran counter to all expectations.这一发现出乎所有人的意料。 counter⁴相反的;反对的;对立的 a counter argument相反的论点 to be counter to sth与某物相对立 the introduction of social legislation in Europe, which is counter to American practice在欧洲采用与美国做法相反的社会立法 |
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