N-COUNT (商店或酒吧的)柜台 In a place such as a shop or café a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
...those fellows we see working behind the counter at our local video rental store. 我们见到在我们当地录像带出租店里做店员的那些人
...the cosmetics counter... 化妆品柜台
We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee. 我们坐在柜台边的凳子上喝着咖啡。
VERB 抵制;抵消 If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade... 领导层讨论了计划采取的一揽子经济措施,以减轻这一封锁带来的影响。
Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes... 通过劝说更多的驾车者改骑自行车可以缓解交通拥堵。
Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit. 于是西尔斯提起反托拉斯诉讼进行反击。
N-SING (…的)对立面;(与…)相对的事物 Something that is a counter to something else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
...NATO's traditional role as a counter to the military might of the Warsaw pact. 北约作为与华沙公约军事力量相抗衡的传统角色
VERB 反驳;驳斥 If you counter something that someone has said, you say something which shows that you disagree with them or which proves that they are wrong.
Both of them had to counter fierce criticism... 他们两个人都不得不对尖锐的批评进行反击。
The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims... 工会写信驳回了公司的要求。
The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given... 总理反驳说他对自己所收到的那些建议颇为顾虑。
'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice. “但是,彼得,事情并非那么简单,”戈德斯通语气坚决地驳斥道。
N-COUNT (机械或电子)计数器,计算器 A counter is a mechanical or electronic device which keeps a count of something and displays the total.
...an answerphone with an LED display call counter. 带发光二极管来电显示屏的电话答录机
(棋盘游戏的)筹码 A counter is a small, flat, round object used in board games.
PHRASE (买药)不用处方地 If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter? 你在服用其他什么处方药或非处方药吗?
...basic over-the-counter remedies. 基本的非处方药物
(股票)场外交易的,不通过交易所买卖的 Over-the-counter shares are bought and sold directly rather than on a stock exchange.
PHRASE 与…相对;与…冲突 If one thing runs counter to another, or if one thing is counter to another, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it.
Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy... 该计划的很多内容与欧洲农业及环境方面的政策相冲突。
The finding ran counter to all expectations. 该发现出乎所有人的预料。
...the introduction of social legislation in Europe, which is counter to American practice. 与美国的做法相对立的欧洲社会立法的推行
PHRASE 秘密地,暗地里,非法地(销售商品) If someone buys or sells goods under the counter, they buy or sell them secretly and illegally.
The smugglers allegedly sold the gold under the counter, cheating the VAT man out of £5 million. 据说走私者暗地销售黄金,偷逃增值税达500万英镑。
Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes 通过劝说更多的驾车者改骑自行车可以缓解交通拥堵。
Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit. 于是西尔斯提起反托拉斯诉讼进行反击。
The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims 工会写信驳回了公司的要求。
The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given 总理反驳说他对自己所收到的那些建议颇为顾虑。
'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice. “但是,彼得,事情并非那么简单,”戈德斯通语气坚决地驳斥道。
Our theory countered his. 我们的理论和他的相反。
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。
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。
This approach allows for extensibility of the standard set of countered monitored by the operating system alone. 该方法考虑了只由操作系统监控的计数器标准集合的可扩展性。
Angela countered, Or, perhaps the 'Old Cheese' is just old behavior. 安杰拉反驳道:我不同意你的观点,也许这个'旧奶酪'只是一种旧的行为方式。
I hit him and he quickly countered. 我打了他,他立即进行报复。
We countered their plan with one of our own. 我们用自己的一个计划来反击他们的计划。
Trouble is, any arguments supporting recovery can be countered with the extraordinary stimulus needed to get there. 问题在于,支持复苏的任何理由,都可能与复苏所需的特别刺激举措背道而驰。
We countered by saying that not publishing the woman's name went against a basic journalistic tenet-fairness. 我们反驳说,不刊登该妇女的名姓违反了新闻的一个基本信条&公平。
He countered my proposal with one of his own. 他以自己的一个建议来反对我的。
Biofuels offer huge potential, but pose challenges best countered with strong and coherent development policies, says S.Arungu-Olende. Arungu-Olende写道,生物燃料提供了巨大的潜力,但是也造成了挑战,应对挑战的最佳方法是强有力和连贯的发展政策。
The good news is that psychological research reveals that each of these biases can be countered. 好消息是心理学研究表明其中每一个偏见都能被克服。
They countered the threat with an even stronger display of their own power. 他们用从自身表现出来的更加强大的力量缓解了威胁。
Product upgrades and productivity gains have countered the rise in the unit labour cost. 产品档次提升和生产率提高抵消了单位劳动成本的上涨。
Adam countered this argument by suggesting that most teams adopt Agile once they get into a situation like this. Adam反对这个看法,指出有很多团队如果进入类似境况,都采用了敏捷。
On the first day God created the sun-so the Devil countered and created sunburn. 上帝第一天造了太阳,魔鬼就造了中暑;
She countered all the press attacks with quick wit and skillful language. 她以急智睿语回击了媒体的攻击。
He countered my plan with one of his own. 他用他自己的计划与我的计划抗衡。
Eleanor had countered by inviting her two secretaries. 埃莉诺不甘示弱,邀请了她的两名秘书。
Buhaug countered that it is Burke's team that has skewed its findings by cherry-picking the evidence. Buhaug反驳说,通过选择性采用证据扭曲了结论的正是Burke的研究组。
The government countered with a flurry of briefings. 政府发布了一连串的简报进行反驳。
He countered our criticism with a powerful defence of his actions. 他为自己的行动做了有力的辩护,反驳了我们对他的批评。
The fascists countered the initial green attack by using fiat money to ramp up global oil prices. 法西斯分子设计了最初对于绿色国家的攻击,通过使用不能兑换的纸币来提升全球石油价格。
The prime minister countered the opposition's claims about health service cuts by saying that the government had increased spending in this area. 总理反驳了反对党关于卫生服务开支被削减的说法,说政府增加了这方面的开支。
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz countered that the "plot" was mostly still talk. 副国防部长保罗·沃尔福威茨反驳说,所谓“策划”主要的还只是传闻。