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单词 counterattackers
释义

counterattack

noun

coun·​ter·​at·​tack ˈkau̇n-tər-ə-ˌtak How to pronounce counterattack (audio)
variants or counter-attack
plural counterattacks or counter-attacks
: an attack made in response to or in defense against an attack made by another
a series of attacks and counterattacks
Iraqi forces are advancing into the city of Fallujah, repelling a counter-attack by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) on Tuesday … Jack Moore
counterattack
ˌkau̇n-tər-ə-ˈtak How to pronounce counterattack (audio)
verb, transitive + intransitive
or counter-attack
counterattacked or counter-attacked; counterattacking or counter-attacking
Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies on Friday aiming to break a weeks-long siege on eastern Aleppo, insurgents said. Ellen Francis and Angus McDowall
counterattacker
ˌkau̇n-tər-ə-ˈta-kər How to pronounce counterattack (audio)
noun
or counter-attacker
plural counterattackers or counter-attackers
Finally, the big man, bleeding profusely, succeeded in throwing his counterattacker off him. Andrew M. Greeley

Synonyms

  • counterassault
  • counteroffensive
  • counterpunch
  • counterstrike
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Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

counterattackers

noun

variants or counter-attackers
plural of counterattacker
as in attackers

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • attackers
  • predators
  • assailants
  • invaders
  • rapists
  • assaulters
  • rapers
  • bushwhackers
  • raiders
  • besiegers
  • robbers
  • aggressors
  • ravagers
  • molesters
  • muggers
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