音标:[ˈkauntəz] ;
n. 柜台( counter的名词复数 ); (对意见、态度等的)反对; 计数器; (某些棋盘游戏的)筹码
n table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
n game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
n a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
n a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
n a person who counts things
n a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
n (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
n a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
n a return punch (especially by a boxer)
v speak in response
v act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

counter的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He placed the money on the counter.他把钱放在柜台上。
  2. Shoppers got into a scrum round the bargain counter.顾客在廉价品柜台周围你争我夺。
  3. The circuit is a conventional ring counter.此线路是一个普通的环形计数器。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. They had always had the counter effect of making him beastly.女人总产生相反的效果,使他更像野兽。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. He acted counter to his promise.他的行动与他的诺言相反。
  2. The result ran counter to our expectation.结果与我们的期望相反。
用作动词(v.)
  1. I counter their plan with my own.我用自己的方案去反对他们的计划。
  2. He hit me but I did not counter.他打了我,但我没有还手。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. I'm sorry, this counter is closed now.非常抱歉,这个柜台现在已停止营业。
  2. In this country pornography was once sold under the counter.在该国,色情书画曾一度在黑市出售。
  3. Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零,你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. Our theory countered his.我们的理论和他的相反。
  2. My employer countered my request for more money by threatening to dismiss me.老板威胁要解雇我,回绝了我加薪的请求。
  3. They moved two destroyers into the area to counter the threat from the enemy battleship.他们开了两艘驱逐舰进入这个地区,来反击敌人战舰的威胁。
S+~+that-clause
  1. She countered that her advice had not been heeded.她反驳说她的建议未被重视。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. The decision runs counter to the will of most people.这一决定违背多数人的意愿。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
counter with (v.+prep.)
    提出与之抗衡的(建议、计划等) meet or answer by another in returncounter with sth

    And now the old fighter counters with a blow to the body.

    现在那老拳击手一拳向对方的身体反击过去。

    His young opponent counters with his left.

    他的年轻对手用左手反击。

    The debater countered with another argument.

    这个辩论者提出另一个论点进行反驳。

    If you say anything to Jane, she's likely to counter with a bitter remark.

    如果你对简说点什么,她很可能用尖言利语来反驳你。

    counter sth with sth

    He countered my proposal with one of his own.

    他提出自己的一个建议与我的抗衡。

    The chairman countered the committee member's suggestion with another question.

    主席以另外一个问题驳回了这个委员的建议。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
名词+~
  • bargain counter廉价柜台
  • lunch counter简易餐厅的柜台
  • service counter服务台
介词+~
  • at〔behind〕 the counter在柜台旁〔后面〕
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • counter quickly立即反击
~+介词
  • counter to还击
  • counter with用…反对
  • counter with one's left以左手还击

经典引文

  • The loose swinging movement, the twist and counter twist.

    出自:K. Clark
  • This idea was so counter to Shevek's habits of thinking that..he suppressed it at once.

    出自:U. Le Guin
  • The revolutionary ideas of the man were countered by the inflexible Toryism of the woman.

    出自:J. C. Powys
  • Sigismund voted clearly so, and Jobst said nothing counter.

    出自:Carlyle
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