counter
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英['kaʊntə]
|美['kaʊntɚ]
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
日语:カウンタ
法语:comptoir
德语:Schalter
韩语:계수기
俄语:encimera
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.
- (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.
- (某些棋盘游戏的)筹码
a small disc used for playing or scoring in some board games
- (电子)计数器,计算器
an electronic device for counting sth
- The needle on the rev counter soared.
转速计的指针猛升。
- (对意见、立场等的)反对,反驳
a response to sb/sth that opposes their ideas, position, etc.
- 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
- Such arguments are not easily countered.
这种论点不易反驳。 - 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
- 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
- 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。
网络解释
n. 柜台;对立面;计数器;(某些棋盘游戏的)筹码
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
adj. 相反的
adv. 反方向地;背道而驰地
词形变化
过去式:countered 名词复数形式:counters 过去分词:countered 现在分词:countering 第三人称单数:counters
中文词源
counter 柜台
来自count, 数,结帐。
双语例句
- 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。
- She spread pieces of bread on the counter and began buttering them.
她把几片面包摆在台上,开始抹黄油。
- 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 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims
工会写信驳回了公司的要求。
- 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。
- '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。
- 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?
- 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。
- The finding ran counter to all expectations.
该发现出乎所有人的预料。
- The country needs a strong intelligence service to counter espionage and foreign extremists
该国需要强大的情报机构来打击间谍活动和外国极端分子。
- He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.
他用手掌使劲拍打着柜台。
- She sighed and flicked a dishcloth at the counter
她叹了一口气,然后用洗碗布轻掸着柜台。
- He propped his elbows upon a greasy counter.
他的双肘撑在满是油污的柜台上。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- He threw a folded dollar on the counter.
他将折起的1美元钞票扔到柜台上。
- 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。
- 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。
- She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter
她把洒出来的奶昔从柜台上擦掉。
- O'Brien sat on a bar stool and leaned his elbows on the counter.
奥布赖恩坐在一张吧凳上,胳膊肘靠在吧台上。
- 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。
- 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。
- A large crowd of customers swarmed before the counter.
柜台前挤满了一大群顾客。
- 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。
语源
Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French conteor, from medieval Latin computatorium, from Latin computare(see compute)late Middle English: from Old French contre, from Latin contraagainst, directly from counter-mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of counterfortbuttress, from French contrefort