单词 | counterattack |
释义 | counterattack (once / 4503 pages) nv WORD FAMILY counterattack: counterattacked, counterattacking, counterattacks+/attack: attacked, attacker, attacking, attacks, counterattack, unattackable/attacker: attackers/unattackable: unattackably USAGE EXAMPLESGiroud then completed the counterattack in an exquisite manner in the 18th minute. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) As he prepared to call Carter and recommend an American counterattack, the phone rang for a third time. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) The weekend bombing in the besieged Ganfouda area was a counterattack on advancing troops that also wounded eight soldiers, the officials said. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) 1n an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. Syn|Hypo|Hyper countermove riposte (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge attack, onrush, onset, onslaught (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) 2n (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board Syn|Hyper counterplay attack an offensive move in a sport or game 3v make a counterattack Syn|Hyper counterstrike assail, attack launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with |
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