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单词 countermove
释义

countermove

noun

coun·​ter·​move ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌmüv How to pronounce countermove (audio)
variants or countermove
plural countermoves or counter-moves
: a move designed to check, offset, or counter another move
Chess-playing programs, for instance, were … instructed to look ahead and try to calculate all possible moves and countermoves. Tom Alexander
… had seen … a linebacker drift out and line up nose to nose on a wide receiver. It surprised them, and they had come up with a countermove. Mark Bowden
… wanted to play out the long-term implications of possible U.S. moves and Iranian countermoves. James Fallows
"Their kidnapping of Miss Tuppence is the counter-move to your escape." Agatha Christie

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

countermove

noun

as in move

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • move
  • countermeasure
  • action
  • shift
  • act
  • proceeding
  • expedient
  • coup
  • means
  • step
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  • measure
  • process
  • procedure
  • deed
  • exploit
  • doing
  • course
  • initiative
  • feat
  • activity
  • triumph
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  • attempt
  • dealing
  • thing
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  • enterprise
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  • effort
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  • accomplishment
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  • pass
  • while
  • stab
  • shot
  • go
  • crack
  • business
  • labor
  • work
  • trouble
  • pains
  • whack
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