- a small disc used as a place marker or for keeping the score in board games（棋盘游戏中标志位置或记分的）小圆板。
- a token representing a coin筹码; 代币。
- a factor used to give one party an advantage in negotiations（谈判中的）砝码; 有利条件：
the proposal has become a crucial bargaining counter over prices.
此项提议已成为价格谈判中的重要砝码。
- an apparatus used for counting计数器, 计算器：
the counter tells you how many pictures you have taken.
计数器告诉你拍了多少张照片了。
- a person who counts something, for example votes in an election计数者, 计算者。
- Physics an apparatus used for counting individual ionizing particles or events【物理】（计算电离子数量或电离次数的）计算器。
behind the counter
- serving in a shop or bank站柜台; （在商店或银行）当服务员。
over the counter
- by ordinary retail purchase, with no need for a prescription or licence（不要处方或许可）直接购买的, 非处方的：
as modifier over-the-counter medicines非处方药。
- (of share transactions) taking place outside the stock exchange system（证券买卖）不通过证券交易系统的。
under the counter（或 table）
- (with reference to goods bought or sold) surreptitiously and typically illegally（买卖）偷偷地; 私下地; 非法地：
hard porn is legally banned, but still available under the counter
赤裸裸的淫秽作品是明令禁止的, 但仍可私下买到
as modifier an under-the-counter deal非法交易。
- speak or act in opposition to反对; 反驳：
the second argument is more difficult to counter.
第二个论点更难反驳。
- no obj. respond to hostile speech or action反问; 反驳; 抵制; 对抗：
with direct speech 'What would you like me to do about it?' she countered.“那你想让我怎么做？”她反问道。
- no obj. Boxing give a return blow while parrying【拳击】还击：
he countered with a left hook.
他用一记左勾拳还击。
counter to
- in the opposite direction to or in conflict with相反地; 对立地：
some actions by the authorities ran counter to the call for leniency.
当局的一些做法与要求宽大的呼声背道而驰。
- responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition反面的; 对立的：
after years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer to the question.
经过几年的争论与反争论, 这个问题尚无定论。参见 COUNTER-.
- usu. in sing. a thing which opposes or prevents something else对立物; 对立面; 反作用：
the stimulus to employers' organization was partly a counter to growing union power.
对雇主组织的促进在一定程度上与工会力量的增长相对立。
- an answer to an argument or criticism回应; 反击：
he anticipates an objection and plans his counter.
他预料会有反对意见并准备回应。
- Boxing a blow given while parrying; a counterpunch【拳击】反击; 回击; 迎击。
- the curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline艉突出体; 外倾艉端。
- Printing the white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c【印刷】字谷。
go（或 〈英〉 hunt 或 run）counter
- run or ride against the direction taken by a quarry迎着猎物奔跑的方向而上。