单词 | counterbuff |
释义 | counter- /kown-tər-/combining formSignifying against ORIGIN: Anglo-Fr countre, OFr contre, from L contrā against counˈter-agent noun Anything which counteracts counˈter-approach noun A structure thrown up outside a besieged place to command or check the approaches of the enemy counˈter-attack noun An attack in response to an attack (also transitive verb and intransitive verb) counter-attracˈtion noun
counter-attractˈive adjective counterbalˈance transitive verb
An equal weight, power or agency working in opposition counterbase noun see contrabass counˈter-battˈery noun (military) A battery erected to oppose another counˈterbid noun A bid made in opposition to another bid counˈterbidder noun counˈterblast noun A defiant pronouncement or denunciation counˈterblow noun A return blow counˈterbluff noun Actions or words intended as a bluff, made in opposition to someone else's bluff counˈterbond noun A bond to protect a person who has given bond for another from contingent loss counˈterbore noun
To form a counterbore in counˈterbrace transitive verb (nautical) To brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways nounThe lee-brace of the foretopsail-yard counˈterbuff noun
To rebuff counˈter-cast noun (Spenser) A contrary cast, counter-plot, trick counˈterchange noun
To chequer, eg with contrasting colours counˈterchanged adjective (heraldry) Having the tinctures reversed or interchanged counˈtercharge noun A charge brought forward in opposition to another charge (also intransitive verb) counˈtercharm transitive verb To destroy or dissolve the effects of (another charm) nounThat which destroys the effects of another charm countercheckˈ transitive verb
counˈterclaim noun (esp law) A claim brought forward as a partial or complete set-off against another claim (also intransitive verb) counter-clockˈwise adverb and adjective In a direction contrary to that of the hands of a clock countercondiˈtioning noun (psychology) The conditioning of a response that is opposite to a response previously acquired or learned counˈterculture noun A way of life deliberately different from that which is normal or expected counˈter-current noun A current flowing in an opposite direction counˈter-drain noun A drain alongside a canal, etc, to carry off water oozing out counˈterdraw transitive verb To trace on oiled paper or other transparent material counter-espˈionage noun Espionage directed against the enemy's spy system or action taken to counter it in one's own country counter-evˈidence noun Evidence that is brought forward in opposition to other evidence counterexamˈple noun An example cited as part of an argument against a statement, hypothesis, etc counterextenˈsion noun (in orthopaedics) the traction of part of a limb with the remainder held in a static position counterfactˈual adjective and noun (philosophy) (denoting) a condition that has not been fulfilled or is not likely to be fulfilled, but would have a certain consequence if it were counˈter-fleury /-flooˈri or -flûˈri/ -flōˈry or -flowˈered adjective (heraldry) With flowers placed the contrary way counˈterfoil noun The part of a bank cheque, postal order, ticket, etc retained by the giver as a record of the transaction (see foil2) counˈter-force noun An opposing force counˈterfort noun A buttress or arch supporting a retaining wall counˈter-gauge noun An adjustable scribing gauge for marking the measurements of a mortise on a piece to be tenoned counˈter-glow noun Gegenschein counˈter-guard noun (fortification) An outwork consisting of two lines of rampart running parallel to the faces of the bastion, to guard the bastion from being breached counˈter-influence noun An opposing influence counter-insurˈgency noun Action taken against insurgents (also adjective) counter-intellˈigence noun Activities, such as censorship, camouflage, use of codes, etc, aimed at preventing an enemy from obtaining information, or the organization that carries these out counterintuˈitive adjective
counterintuˈitively adverb counter-irrˈitant noun (esp medicine) An irritant used to relieve another irritation or discomfort counter-irritāˈtion noun counˈterlight noun (art) A light opposite to any object, disturbing the effect of its light counˈtermarch intransitive verb and transitive verb To march or cause to march back or in a direction opposite to a former one noun
counˈtermark noun
counˈtermeasure noun An action intended to counteract the effect of another action or happening countermineˈ transitive verb
counˈtermotion noun An opposite motion counˈtermove or counˈtermovement noun A contrary move or movement counˈtermure noun
To defend with a countermure counˈteroffensive noun
counˈteroffer noun A response made by a seller to a buyer's bid, usu lowering the price orig asked for, in an attempt to clinch a bargain counˈter-opening noun An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place counˈterpace noun
counˈter-paled adjective (heraldry) Divided equally, as an escutcheon, first palewise, then by a line fesse-wise, with tinctures counterchanged counˈter-parole noun A word in addition to the password counter-passˈant adjective (heraldry) Passing each other going in opposite directions counˈterplea noun A replication to a plea or request counterpleadˈ transitive verb To plead the contrary of counˈter-plot transitive verb To plot against in order to frustrate another plot nounA plot or stratagem opposed to another plot counˈterpoise (obsolete counˈterpeise /-pēz/) transitive verb
counˈter-poison noun A poison used as the antidote of another counˈter-pressure noun Opposing pressure counterproducˈtive adjective
counterproducˈtiveness noun counˈterproof noun An inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press counˈter-proposal noun One which proposes an alternative to a proposal already made counˈter-punch transitive verb To return a punch or blow (also figurative) nounA return blow Counter-Reformaˈtion noun (historical) A reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church, following and counteracting the Reformation counter-revoluˈtion noun A subsequent revolution counteracting the effect of a previous one counter-revoluˈtionary noun and adjective (a person) opposing a particular revolution or opposed to revolutions counˈter-roll noun (law; obsolete) A copy of the rolls relating to appeals, inquests, etc, serving as a check on another's roll counˈter-round noun (military; obsolete) A body of officers to inspect patrols counter-saˈlient adjective (heraldry) Salient in opposite directions counˈterscarp noun (fortification) The side of the ditch nearest to the besiegers and opposite to the scarp countersealˈ transitive verb (Shakespeare) To seal with an extra seal for further security counter-securˈity noun (finance) Security given to someone who has become surety for another counˈter-sense noun An interpretation contrary to the real sense counˈtershading noun (in animals) dark and light areas of colour on the body serving to camouflage or protect counˈtershaft noun An intermediate shaft driven by the main shaft countersignˈ transitive verb
counˈter-signal noun A signal used in reply to another counter-sigˈnature noun A name countersigned to a document counˈtersink transitive verb (pap and adjective counˈtersunk)
counˈterspy noun counˈterspying noun Counter-espionage counˈterstain transitive verb (microscopy) To apply additional dye to a specimen to produce a contrasting background counˈter-stand noun Opposition, resistance counˈter-statement noun A statement in opposition to another statement counˈterstroke noun A stroke in return counˈter-subject noun (music) A second theme by the first voice (esp in a fugue) when accompanying the second voice performing the main subject counˈtersue transitive verb and intransitive verb To sue a person by whom one is being sued counˈter-tally noun A tally serving as a check for another coun'tertenor noun The highest alto male voice (so called because a contrast to tenor) counterterr'orism noun Action taken to counter the activities of terrorists counˈter-time noun
counˈter-trading noun Trading by barter counˈter-turn noun A turn in a play different from what was expected counˈter-view noun
counter-voteˈ transitive verb To vote in opposition to counter-weighˈ transitive verb To weigh against, counterbalance counˈter-weight noun
counˈter-wheel intransitive verb To wheel in an opposite direction counˈter-work noun A work intended to oppose another counterworkˈ transitive verb To work in opposition to counˈter-wrought adjective |
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