counter1
KK: [ˈkaʊntɚ]
DJ: [ˈkauntǝ]
n.[C]
- 櫃臺;櫃臺式長桌
I bought the watch at the jewelry
counter.
這只表是我在珠寶櫃買的。
- 籌碼
- 偽造的硬幣;硬幣
- (討價還價的)本錢,有利條件
The new missiles will be useful as a bargaining
counter in the arms control talks.
新飛彈在控制軍備談判中作為討價還價的籌碼將很有用處。
片語
under the counter
- 私下地;非法地
They are selling the goods
under the counter at reduced prices.
他們正在削價偷偷出售商品。
辨析
counter2
KK: [ˈkaʊntɚ]
DJ: [ˈkauntǝ]
n.[C]
- 計算者
- 計算器,計數器
Set the
counter to zero and you will know where the recording starts.
將計數器定到零,你就會知道錄音從哪兒開始。
辨析
counter3
KK: [ˈkaʊntɚ]
DJ: [ˈkauntǝ]
ad.
- 反方向地,相反地[(+to)]
He acted
counter to old conventions.
他的行為與舊習俗背道而馳。
a.
- 相反的;反對的;對立的[F][(+to)]
Our neighbor's opinion was
counter to that of my parents.
我家鄰居的意見與我父母的意見相反。
n.[C]
- 相反之事物;對立物
I am inclined to believe the
counter of what was said.
我傾向於相信與傳說相反之事。
- (拳擊的)回拳,還擊
- (鞋的)主跟,後幫
- (馬的)前胸部
- 船尾突出部
vt.
- 反對;反擊;反駁;抵銷
He
countered my plan with one of his own.
他用他自己的計畫與我的計畫抗衡。
- (拳擊時)還擊
vi.
- 反對;反擊;反駁
He hit me but I did not
counter.
他打了我,但我沒有還手。
- (拳擊時)還擊
片語
counter to
- 相反地
We should not act
counter to our promise.
我們不應違背自己的諾言。
辨析
counter1
n.
- a long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or food and drinks are served.
▸N. Amer. a worktop.
- a small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker.
▸a token representing a coin.
- a factor used to give one party an advantage in negotiations.
- a person or thing that counts something.
▸Physics an apparatus used for counting individual ionizing particles or events.
Phrase
Etymology
ME (in sense 2): from OFr. conteor, from med. L. computatorium, from L. computare (see compute).
counter2
v.
- speak or act in opposition or response to.
- Boxing give a return blow while parrying.
adv.
(
counter to)
in the opposite direction to or in conflict with.
adj.
responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition:
argument and counter argument.
n.
- an act or speech which counters something else.
- Boxing a counterpunch.
- the curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.
- Printing the white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. contre, from L. contra ‘against’.
counter3
n.
the back part of a shoe or boot, enclosing the heel.
Etymology
C19: abbrev. of counterfort ‘buttress’, from Fr. contrefort.