counter

英['kaʊntə(r)] 美['kaʊntər]
  • n. 柜台；筹码；计数器；反驳
  • adj. 相反的
  • adv. 与…相反地
  • v. 反对；反击
countered countered countering counters
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. [C]柜台,柜台式长桌 a narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served in a shop, bank, etc.
    2. [C]计数器 an electrical apparatus that counts
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 对抗,反驳 oppose; move or act in opposition
    adv. (副词)
    1. 反方向地,对立地 in the opposite direction to sth; in opposition to sth; contrary to sth

英英释义

Noun:
  1. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

  2. game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

  3. a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

  4. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

  5. a person who counts things

  6. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);

    "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

  7. (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)

  8. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot;

    "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"

  9. a return punch (especially by a boxer)

Adjective:
  1. indicating opposition or resistance

Adverb:
  1. in the opposite direction;

    "run counter"

Verb:
  1. speak in response;

    "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"

  2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

双语例句

1. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive.
军队现在似乎已经发起了反攻。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The shop assistant received me indifferently while leaning on a counter.
商店售货员靠在柜台上漫不经心地招呼我。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The security forces counter-attacked the following day and quelled the unrest.
第二天安全部队发起反击，镇压了骚动。

来自柯林斯例句

5. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He placed the money on the counter.
      他把钱放在柜台上。
    2. Shoppers got into a scrum round the bargain counter.
      顾客在廉价品柜台周围你争我夺。
    3. The circuit is a conventional ring counter.
      此线路是一个普通的环形计数器。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. They had always had the counter effect of making him beastly.
      女人总产生相反的效果，使他更像野兽。
    用作副词 (adv.)
    1. He acted counter to his promise.
      他的行动与他的诺言相反。
    2. The result ran counter to our expectation.
      结果与我们的期望相反。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. I counter their plan with my own.
      我用自己的方案去反对他们的计划。
    2. He hit me but I did not counter.
      他打了我,但我没有还手。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I'm sorry, this counter is closed now.
      非常抱歉,这个柜台现在已停止营业。
    2. In this country pornography was once sold under the counter.
      在该国,色情书画曾一度在黑市出售。
    3. Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.
      把计数器拨到零,你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+～+ n./pron.
    1. Our theory countered his.
      我们的理论和他的相反。
    2. My employer countered my request for more money by threatening to dismiss me.
      老板威胁要解雇我,回绝了我加薪的请求。
    3. They moved two destroyers into the area to counter the threat from the enemy battleship.
      他们开了两艘驱逐舰进入这个地区,来反击敌人战舰的威胁。
    S+～+that-clause
    1. She countered that her advice had not been heeded.
      她反驳说她的建议未被重视。
    用作副词 (adv.)
    1. The decision runs counter to the will of most people.
      这一决定违背多数人的意愿。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. counter的基本意思是“对抗”“反驳”,指对立面采取的行动或行为,虽未必存在敌意,但确实产生了冲突或处于紧张状态。
  2. counter用作及物动词时,可接名词或名词从句作宾语。用作不及物动词时,常与介词with搭配,表示“还击”。
用作动词 (v.)
counter with (v.+prep.)
    提出与之抗衡的(建议、计划等) meet or answer by another in return
    counter with sth

    And now the old fighter counters with a blow to the body.

    现在那老拳击手一拳向对方的身体反击过去。

    His young opponent counters with his left.

    他的年轻对手用左手反击。

    The debater countered with another argument.

    这个辩论者提出另一个论点进行反驳。

    If you say anything to Jane, she's likely to counter with a bitter remark.

    如果你对简说点什么,她很可能用尖言利语来反驳你。

    counter sth with sth

    He countered my proposal with one of his own.

    他提出自己的一个建议与我的抗衡。

    The chairman countered the committee member's suggestion with another question.

    主席以另外一个问题驳回了这个委员的建议。

用作名词 (n.)
名词+～ 介词+～
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词 ～+介词

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