| 单词 | countervail |
| 释义 | countervail /kown'teuhr vayl"/, v.t. 1. to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract. 2. to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; offset. 3. Archaic. to equal. v.i. 4. to be of equal force in opposition; avail. [1350-1400; ME contrevailen < AF countrevail-, tonic s. (subj.) of countrevaloir to equal, be comparable to < L phrase contra valere to be of worth against (someone or something). See COUNTER-, -VALENT] Syn. 1. counterbalance, counterpoise, neutralize. |
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