| 单词 | counter |
| 释义 | counter 1. n. 1. a a long flat-topped fitment in a shop, bank, etc., across which business is conducted with customers. b a similar structure used for serving food etc. in a cafeteria or bar. 2. a a small disc used for keeping the score etc. esp. in table-games. b a token representing a coin. c something used in bargaining; a pawn (a counter in the struggle for power). 3. an apparatus used for counting. 4. Physics an apparatus used for counting individual ionizing particles etc. 5. a person or thing that counts. Phrases and idioms over the counter by ordinary retail purchase. under the counter (esp. of the sale of scarce goods) surreptitiously, esp. illegally. Etymology: AF count(e)our, OF conteo(i)r, f. med.L computatorium (as COMPUTE) 2. v., adv., adj., & n. --v 1. tr. a oppose, contradict (countered our proposal with their own). b meet by a countermove. 2. intr. a make a countermove. b make an opposing statement ('I shall!' he countered). 3. intr. Boxing give a return blow while parrying. --adv 1. in the opposite direction (ran counter to the fox). 2. contrary (his action was counter to my wishes). --adj 1. opposed; opposite. 2. duplicate; serving as a check. --n 1. a parry; a countermove. 2. something opposite or opposed. Phrases and idioms act (or go) counter to disobey (instructions etc.). go (or hunt or run) counter run or ride against the direction taken by a quarry. run counter to act contrary to. Etymology: ME f. OF countre f. L contra against: see COUNTER- 3. n. 1. the part of a horse's breast between the shoulders and under the neck. 2. the curved part of the stern of a ship. 3. Printing a part of a printing-type etc. that is completely enclosed by an outline (e.g. the loop of P). Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. the back part of a shoe or a boot round the heel. Etymology: abbr. of counterfort buttress |
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