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counter

英 [ˈkaʊntə(r)]

美 [ˈkaʊntər]

n.  (商店、银行等的)柜台; (某些棋盘游戏的)筹码; (电子)计数器，计算器
v.  反驳; 驳斥; 抵制; 抵消
adv.  逆向地; 相反地; 反对地

过去式：countered　复数：counters　过去分词：countered　现在分词：countering　第三人称单数：counters　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3493 / COCA.2830

习惯用语

    n.

      over the counter
    • （尤指购药）不凭处方
      goods, especially medicines, for sale over the counter can be bought without a prescription (= written permission from a doctor to buy a medicine) or special licence
    • These tablets are available over the counter.
      这些药片不用处方就可买到。
      • under the counter
    • （商品销售）秘密地，暗地里，非法地
      goods that are bought or sold under the counter are sold secretly and sometimes illegally

    牛津词典

      noun

      • （商店、银行等的）柜台
        a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc.
        1. （商店、银行等的）柜台
          a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc.
          1. （某些棋盘游戏的）筹码
            a small disc used for playing or scoring in some board games
            1. （电子）计数器，计算器
              an electronic device for counting sth
              1. The needle on the rev counter soared.
                转速计的指针猛升。
            2. （对意见、立场等的）反对，反驳
              a response to sb/sth that opposes their ideas, position, etc.
              1. The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
                雇主协会被看作是工会权力的对头。

            verb

            • 反驳；驳斥
              to reply to sb by trying to prove that what they said is not true
              1. Such arguments are not easily countered.
                这种论点不易反驳。
              2. I tried to argue but he countered that the plans were not yet finished.
                我试图争辩，但他却申辩说各项计划尚未完成。
            • 抵制；抵消
              to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad effects of sth
              1. Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts.
                商界希望见到对付债务逾期不还的新法律出台。

            adv.

            • 逆向地；相反地；反对地
              in the opposite direction to sth; in opposition to sth
              1. The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue.
                政府的计划违反了有关这个问题已协商好的欧洲政策。

            柯林斯词典

            • N-COUNT (商店或酒吧的)柜台
              In a place such as a shop or café acounteris a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
              1. ...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
              2. ...the cosmetics counter...
                化妆品柜台
              3. We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.
                我们坐在柜台边的凳子上喝着咖啡。
            • VERB 抵制;抵消
              If you do something tocountera particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
              1. 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。
              2. 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。
              3. Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit.
                于是西尔斯提起反托拉斯诉讼进行反击。
            • N-SING （…的）对立面;（与…）相对的事物
              Something that isa counter tosomething else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
              1. ...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 youcountersomething that someone has said, you say something which shows that you disagree with them or which proves that they are wrong.
              1. 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。
              2. The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims...
                工会写信驳回了公司的要求。
              3. The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given...
                总理反驳说他对自己所收到的那些建议颇为顾虑。
              4. 'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice.
                “但是，彼得，事情并非那么简单，”戈德斯通语气坚决地驳斥道。
            • N-COUNT (机械或电子)计数器，计算器
              Acounteris a mechanical or electronic device which keeps a count of something and displays the total.
              1. ...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
            • (棋盘游戏的)筹码
              Acounteris a small, flat, round object used in board games.
              1. See also:bargaining counterbean counterGeiger counterrev counter
              2. PHRASE (买药)不用处方地
                If a medicine can be boughtover the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
                1. 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？
                2. ...basic over-the-counter remedies.
                  基本的非处方药物
              3. (股票)场外交易的，不通过交易所买卖的
                Over-the-countershares are bought and sold directly rather than on a stock exchange.
                1. PHRASE 与…相对;与…冲突
                  If one thingruns counter toanother, or if one thingis counter toanother, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it.
                  1. 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。
                  2. The finding ran counter to all expectations.
                    该发现出乎所有人的预料。
                  3. ...the introduction of social legislation in Europe, which is counter to American practice.
                    与美国的做法相对立的欧洲社会立法的推行
                2. PHRASE 秘密地，暗地里，非法地(销售商品)
                  If someone buys or sells goodsunder the counter, they buy or sell them secretly and illegally.
                  1. 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。

                英英释义

                noun

                • a return punch (especially by a boxer)
                    Synonym:counterpunchparry
                  1. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
                      Synonym:buffetsideboard
                    1. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
                      1. a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
                          Synonym:tabulator
                        1. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
                          1. a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot
                          Synonym:heel counter
                        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
                          1. (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
                            1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
                              1. it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
                              Synonym:rejoinderretortreturnripostereplicationcomeback
                            2. a person who counts things

                              verb

                              adj

                              adv

                              • in the opposite direction
                                1. run counter

                              双语例句

                              • He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's
                                他倾身伏在柜台上，一张脸几乎凑到小男孩的面前。
                              • Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit.
                                于是西尔斯提起反托拉斯诉讼进行反击。
                              • In Post Offices, virtually every document that's passed across the counter is stamped with a rubber stamp.
                                基本上所有交到邮局柜台的文件都会加盖橡皮图章。
                              • Wes hunched his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.
                                韦斯耸起双肩，身体前倾靠在柜台边上。
                              • A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.
                                一只上了弦的钟在厨房的案子上嘀嗒响个不停。
                              • He finally left home in an effort to counter the tyranny of arranged marriage in the old society.
                                他弃家出走，是对旧社会婚姻压迫的反动。
                              • Her synthesis of feminism and socialism ran counter to all other historical currents.
                                她将女权主义和社会主义的结合与所有其他的历史潮流背道而驰。
                              • We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.
                                我们坐在柜台边的凳子上喝着咖啡。
                              • The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given
                                总理反驳说他对自己所收到的那些建议颇为顾虑。
                              • The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.
                                吧台上摆满了大碟大碟非常新鲜的鱼。

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