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单词 countering
释义

counter1 /kownˈtər/

adverb
  1. The opposite way
  2. In opposition
adjective
  1. Contrary
  2. Opposing
  3. Opposite
noun
  1. That which is counter or opposite
  2. The voice part set in immediate contrast with the melody (music)
  3. A parry in which one foil follows the other in a small circle (fencing)
  4. The inside area of typeface that does not print, eg the centre of an O (printing)
  5. The part of a horse's breast between the shoulders and under the neck
  6. The part of a ship's stern from the lower moulding to the waterline (nautical)
transitive verb
  1. To contradict
  2. To meet or answer by a stroke or move
  3. To strike while receiving or parrying a blow (boxing)
ORIGIN: Partly aphetic for encounter, partly directly from Anglo-Fr countre, OFr (Fr) contre, from L contrā against

run counter to

  1. To move in the opposite direction (to)
  2. To act or happen in a way contrary (to instructions, expectations, etc)

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