| 单词 | counter |
| 释义 | counter (kaʊntəʳ ) Word forms: counters , countering , countered 1. countable noun B2 In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served. ...a woman serving behind the counter at a bakery. ...the cosmetics counter. We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee. 2. verb 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. [VERB noun] Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes. [VERB noun] Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit. [VERB + by] Synonyms: oppose, meet, block, resist 3. singular noun Something that is a counter to something else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. Pay and benefits can be used as a counter to job insecurity. [+ to] 4. verb 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. [VERB noun] The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims. [VERB + with] The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given. [VERB + by] 'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: retaliate, return, answer, reply 5. countable noun 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. 6. countable noun A counter is a small, flat, round object used in board games. 7. See also bargaining counter, bean counter, Geiger counter, rev counter 8. over the counter phrase 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? ...basic over-the-counter remedies. 9. over the counter phrase Over-the-counter shares are bought and sold directly rather than on a stock exchange. [business] 10. to run counter to something phrase 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. [formal] Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy. The finding ran counter to all expectations. We do not tolerate any behaviour that is counter to our core value of integrity. 11. under the counter phrase 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. counter- (kaʊntəʳ- ) prefix Counter- is used to form words which refer to actions or activities that are intended to prevent other actions or activities or that respond to them. The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive. ...the chief of counter-terrorist operations. ...a counter-demonstration by anti-war protesters. In recent weeks, Abrams has counterattacked. Idioms: under the counter [mainly British] secretly. The usual American expression is under the table. Most of the trading was done under the counter, through some form of black-market barter. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a bean counter someone who is only interested in how much money a business makes and spends and does not care about more important things The reason for America's failure is that we have bean counters running our companies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: calorie counter If you desperately want chocolate don't blame your sweet tooth, blame your brain's calorie counter. Times, Sunday Times It's a free online calorie counter and you can also scan barcodes to add food quickly on the app. The Sun I'm not a calorie counter or overly strict with my diet. Times, Sunday Times Don't delay - sign-up and you will receive a free pedometer and calorie counter. Times, Sunday Times Features include a timer to determine the duration of the workout, and a calorie counter to track how many calories burnt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nothing would provide a more urgent wake-up call to prepare for life after football, to treat their money with more respect and to counter the tendency to narcissism. Times, Sunday Times His efforts to quantify his research could not fully counter his tendency to be subjective and impressionistic, and at worst rather eccentric. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the first major projects was the development of profiled/pre-worn wheels which helped counter the tendency of new wheels to hunt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This helped determine the radical shape of the body, and countered the tendency of coursed electric guitars to be head-heavy owing to the weight of the extra machine heads. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spy bosses have asked for a substantial increase in resources to counter the threat. The Sun The report found that navies and commercial shipping companies will need to adopt new defensive measures to counter the threat of cyberattacks. Times, Sunday Times To counter the threat, patrols were now often more than 40 strong. Times, Sunday Times Second, our findings show people believe government must collaborate with business on vital issues such as upskilling to counter the threat of automation. Times,Sunday Times The government should start by giving the intelligence agencies the powers and resources they need to counter the threat. Times,Sunday Times To counter the trend, the church has exhibited at wedding fairs to compete with secular venues and many churches report a corresponding rise in ceremonies. Times, Sunday Times To counter this trend local dignitaries pushed for a pier to be built. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The anthology was a deliberate attempt to counter that trend in some small and useful way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was done to counter a trend of player injury in races to the puck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Authorities hope that the condition will counter criticism from environmentalists over the decision to allow exploration. Times, Sunday Times Courts, in turn, are trying to counter criticism that they are too ready to grant orders to the rich and famous. Times, Sunday Times Efforts to counter criticism include a public relations campaign in 2005, which included several television commercials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She said that questions had to be asked about how measures such as removing citizenship would affect the wider work of countering extremism. Times, Sunday Times (2019) The case has raised questions about whether the education authorities are doing enough to counter extremism. Times, Sunday Times (2015) There has been a very deliberate decision to describe the challenge as ' countering violent extremism'. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That contraption of cogs supporting a glass counter? Times, Sunday Times If you've been down to your local branch you may well have seen the glass counters, video walls, stylish banks of self-service machines and touch screens. Times, Sunday Times Glass counters were swept away in favour of an open, hotel-style, curved lobby. Times, Sunday Times When a couple designing a new home can easily afford granite counters but chooses linoleum because it will serve their purposes, they decide for enough. Christianity Today Those include finished basements, upgraded kitchens, granite counters, hardwood floors and oak stairs, nine-foot ceilings, and custom-milled woodwork for door casings and baseboards. Globe and Mail Some modular homes include brick or stone exteriors, granite counters and steeply pitched roofs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She moved to the kitchen counter and scooped coffee from a crumpled foil bag into the cafetiere. AN OLDER WOMAN (2002) A Congressional Medal of Honor served as a coaster for a half-drunk cup of coffee on the kitchen counter. MINUTES TO BURN (2001) When Amanda saw the fixings on the kitchen counter she knew her father was feeling guilty. TIES THAT BIND (2003) Add a splash of lipstick pink to the kitchen counter. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Molly asked, leaning over her kitchen counter to take notes. BAD MEDICINE (1995) The material plays brilliantly with wood and ceramic tiles, and looks wonderfully luxurious set against a marble counter top. Times, Sunday Times I find her in the bookshop café piling ciabatta rolls into a basket on the pink marble counter. Times, Sunday Times We wrestled it on to a metal tray on the marble counter, using industrial-grade oven gloves. Times, Sunday Times She refused to stint on materials, incorporating chunky marble counters and walnut-lined cupboards. Times,Sunday Times Apart from the stainless-steel toaster and kettle, the marble counters are deserted. Times, Sunday Times We both worked in a supermarket and our eyes met over the sliced meat counter. The Sun It's been tough lately working on the meat counter. The Sun When people look at the meat counter, they are going to marvel at the price of meat. Times, Sunday Times I have a team of four who work on the meat counter with me. The Sun We're over the supermarket experience, with the meat counter staffed by 18-year-old trainees who don't know their belly from their brisket; we want a proper butcher. Times, Sunday Times Sorry, love, too much work for a look that puts you squarely behind a provincial department-store perfume counter. Times, Sunday Times When wearing scent, one should avoid smelling like a perfume counter, but in a garden you can't have too much of a good thing. Times, Sunday Times Processing past the lady heralds of the perfume counter, he takes up position and embarks on a ritual that apparently dates back to the origins of department stores. Times, Sunday Times Frequently department stores locate perfume counters near the main entrance. Times, Sunday Times Perfume counters will often have containers of coffee beans which tend to reset olfaction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as the regulations on floor space, driving schools must have a reception counter at least a metre wide. Times, Sunday Times Or how about using a rosewood reception counter as an unusual breakfast bar? Times, Sunday Times Around the cylindrical entry hall, are the reception counter, library, shop, and cafeteria. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the ground floor many public services are offered from behind the curved sweep of the reception counter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Restaurant customers must clear their reservations at the reception counter on the 2nd floor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had slots like an old record store counter and was full of 45s. Times, Sunday Times On one side, there's the bar; on the other, a hardware store counter. Times, Sunday Times The vacancies were advertised on store counters. The Sun She often waits longer than she should at store counters. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 柜台, 抗衡 Japanese: カウンター, 逆らう |
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