| 单词 | counter |
| 释义 | noun | verb | adjective, adverb countercounter1 /ˈkaʊntɚ/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] 1 (also countertop) a flat surface in the kitchen where you work, prepare food, etc.: Just leave the dishes on the counter. a countertop appliance (=one that sits on top of a counter)2the place, usually a flat narrow surface, where you pay or are served in a store, bank, restaurant, etc.: The local supermarket has a good deli counter. The cashier stood behind the counter.3over the counter over the counter medicines and drugs can be bought without a prescription from a doctor4under the counter if you buy something under the counter, you buy it secretly and usually illegally5a piece of electrical equipment that counts something: Set the video counter to zero before you press play. → see also Geiger counter6a small object that you use in some games to mark a place on a board7a computer program that counts the number of people that have visited a website and shows the number on the screen [Origin: (1, 2) 1300–1400 Old French comptour, from Medieval Latin counting place, from Latin computare] noun | verb | adjective, adverb countercounter2 ●○○ verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to react to a statement, criticism, argument, action, etc. by saying or doing something that will prove that the statement is not true or that will have an opposite effect: He was determined to counter the bribery allegations.2[transitive] to do something in order to reduce the bad effects of something, or to defend yourself against them: There are steps you can take to counter the effects of stress. noun | verb | adjective, adverb countercounter3 adjective, adverb be/run counter to something to be the opposite of something or not be allowed by it: Sending troops abroad would run counter to Japan’s constitution. |
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