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单词 countercharge
释义 I. countercharge, n.|ˈkaʊntəˌtʃɑːdʒ|
[counter- 3.]
A charge brought in opposition to another, or against the accuser.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Counter-charge, a Charge brought against an Accuser.1721in Bailey.1856Kane Arct. Expl. II. xii. 129 Now comes the accused, with defence and countercharge.1871Farrar Witn. Hist. iv. 135 note, The idleness of such charges may be measured by the countercharge of Celsus.

▸ A battle charge made in response to a charge by the enemy. Now chiefly hist.
1835R. Chambers Biogr. Dict. Eminent Scotsmen I. 7 The gallant general Sir John Moore led his brigade here to the charge in person, which was met by a counter charge on the part of the enemy.1870J. E. Cooke Hammer & Rapier ii. 57 The Louisianians again advance before the guns can be turned on them; make a furious countercharge, and the second time the guns are taken by them.1941S. F. Horn Army of Tennessee xvii. 357 This tornado of gunfire, in conjunction with the countercharge of Logan's infantry, forced the Confederates back to their original position, badly punished.1974J. A. Michener Centennial iv. 162 The Pawnee reacted..with a countercharge of their own.2002C. Leuchars To Bitter End xviii. 175 The countercharge by the Brazilians caused a fierce battle between the two cavalry units.
II. countercharge, v.|ˌkaʊntəˈtʃɑːdʒ|
[counter- 1, after F. contrecharger (in Cotgr.).]
trans. a. To bring a charge against (an accuser). b. To oppose with a contrary charge or injunction (obs.). c. To charge contrariwise.
1611Cotgr., Contrecharger, to countercharge; to interchange burthens, or accusations.1612–5Bp. Hall Contempl., O.T. xxi. viii, If a Persian law might not be reversed, yet it might be countercharged.1883Longm. Mag. III. 183 Interested..in the passing topics of the hour..no less than in the larger concerns that countercharge our lives.

trans. To make a return charge on (an enemy or attack) during a battle. Also intr. Now chiefly hist.
1822T. Cromwell Oliver Cromwell & his Times (ed. 2) iv. 133 The Prince repelled and countercharged this attack of his enemies with very signal success.1848T. De Quincey in N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 326 Like cavalry..charging and counter-charging through and through each other.1896Times 9 Sept. 4/4 The enemy,..in turn, counter-charged them.1940Pennsylvania (Writers' Program) iii. viii. 445 Horsemen charged and countercharged along the town's streets.2003Washington Post (Nexis) 15 Nov. b3 Charging up the farm lane, his band closed to within 50 yards of the gun when it was swept by a round of canister and countercharged by Mosby.
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