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IELTS BNC: 3493 COCA: 2830

counter
1 counter /ˈkaʊntɚ/ noun
plural counters
1 counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
noun
plural counters
Learner's definition of COUNTER
[count]
1 
: a piece of furniture with a flat surface that workers and customers stand on opposite sides of when doing business in a store, restaurant, etc.柜台；前台
— see also lunch counter
2 
US
a  : a long, flat surface on which food is prepared in a kitchen（厨房中的）长台面，操作台
— called also countertop, (British) worktop
— see picture at kitchen
b  : a flat surface around a sink in a bathroom（卫生间水槽周围的）洗漱台
— called also countertop
3 
: a small object that is used in some board games（某些棋盘游戏的）筹码

over the counter

: without a special note (called a prescription) from a doctor非处方；不凭处方

under the counter

: secretly and usually illegally偷偷地；非正大光明地；非法地
— compare 2counter, 4counter
2 counter /ˈkaʊntɚ/ noun
plural counters
2 counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
noun
plural counters
Learner's definition of COUNTER
[count]
: a person or device that counts something计数者；计数器
— see also bean counter, geiger counter
— compare 1counter, 4counter
3 counter /ˈkaʊntɚ/ verb
counters; countered; countering
3 counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
verb
counters; countered; countering
Learner's definition of COUNTER
1 
a  [no object] : to do something in defense or in response to something反击；反对 — often + with
b  [+ object] : to make (something) less effective or ineffective抵消；使失效
2 
: to say (something) in response to something that another person has said回应；反驳
[+ object]
[no object]
4 counter /ˈkaʊntɚ/ noun
plural counters
4 counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
noun
plural counters
Learner's definition of COUNTER
[count] formal
: something that is made or done as a defense against or response to something else : something that makes something else less effective or ineffective反击；抵消— usually singular通常用单数；— usually + to
— compare 1counter, 2counter
5 counter /ˈkaʊntɚ/ adverb
5 counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
adverb
Learner's definition of COUNTER
: in a way that goes against or does not agree with something相反地；对立地 — + to
IELTS BNC: 3493 COCA: 2830

counter

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noun (1)

count·​er ˈkau̇n-tər How to pronounce counter (audio)
1
: a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
2
: something of value in bargaining : asset
3
: a level surface (such as a table, shelf or display case) over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed or work is conducted
jewelry counter
a lunch counter

counter

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noun (2)

count·​er ˈkau̇n-tər How to pronounce counter (audio)
plural counters
: a person or thing that counts something
… I would just tell them I am a very fast counter. Judy Blume
especially : a device or process for indicating a number or amount
a counter that records how many times a website is visited
As they entered the main door on Fifth Avenue, the guard clicked off two numbers on his people counter. E. L. Konigsburg

counter

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verb

coun·​ter ˈkau̇n-tər How to pronounce counter (audio)
countered; countering ˈkau̇n-t(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce counter (audio)

transitive verb

1
a
: to act in opposition to : oppose
b
: offset, nullify
tried to counter the trend toward depersonalization
2
: to assert in answer
We countered that our warnings had been ignored.

intransitive verb

: to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps

counter

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adverb

coun·​ter ˈkau̇n-tər How to pronounce counter (audio)
1
: in an opposite or wrong direction
2
: to or toward a different or opposite direction, result, or effect
values that run counter to those of society

counter

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noun (3)

coun·​ter ˈkau̇n-tər How to pronounce counter (audio)
1
: contrary, opposite
2
: the after portion of a boat from the waterline to the extreme outward swell or stern overhang
3
a
: the act of making an attack while parrying one (as in boxing)
also : a blow thus given in boxing
b
: an agency or force that offsets : check
4
: a stiffener to give permanent form to a boot or shoe upper around the heel
5
: an area within the face of a letter wholly or partly enclosed by strokes
6
: a football play in which the ballcarrier goes in a direction opposite to the movement of the play

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adjective

coun·​ter ˈkau̇n-tər How to pronounce counter (audio)
1
: marked by or tending toward or in an opposite direction or effect
2
: given to or marked by opposition, hostility, or antipathy
3
: situated or lying opposite
the counter side
4
: recalling or ordering back by a superseding contrary order : countermanding
counter orders from the colonel

counter-

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prefix

1
a
: contrary : opposite
counterclockwise
countermarch
b
: opposing : retaliatory
counterforce
counteroffensive
2
: complementary : corresponding
counterweight
counterpart
3
: duplicate : substitute
counterfoil
Phrases
over the counter
1
: in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange
stock bought over the counter
2
: without a prescription
drugs available over the counter
under the counter
: by surreptitious means : in an illicit and private manner
workers being paid under the counter

Synonyms

Verb

Noun (3)

Adjective

Example Sentences

Verb When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored. “I could say the same thing about you,” she countered. After she made her point, he could not counter with anything. Adjective was unprepared for such a strong counter campaign by opponents of the legislative bill

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English countour, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin computatorium computing place, from Latin computare — see count entry 1

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French cuntur, from cunter to count

Verb

Middle English countren, from Anglo-French cuntre against, opposite, from Latin contra; akin to Latin com- with, together — more at co-

Adverb

Middle English contre, from Anglo-French cuntre

Prefix

Middle English contre-, from Anglo-French, from cuntre

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of counter was in the 14th century

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IELTS BNC: 3493 COCA: 2830
counter

noun¹

 1long flat surface櫃枱ADJECTIVE | VERB + COUNTER | COUNTER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤checkout, post office, shop, store (NAmE) 收款台；郵局櫃枱；商店櫃枱◇There was a line of people waiting at the checkout counter.收款台前有一隊等候結賬的人。➤cosmetic, cosmetics, make-up化妝品專櫃➤deli, delicatessen, meat熟食櫃枱；肉類櫃枱◇He works at the meat counter.他在肉類櫃枱工作。➤bar, lunch (NAmE) 吧台；午餐櫃枱◇They sat on high stools at the bar counter.他們坐在吧台旁的高凳上。➤check-in, reception, ticket (especially NAmE) 登記／接待／售票櫃枱◇an airline check-in counter航空公司辦理登機手續的櫃枱➤bathroom, kitchen, sink (NAmE) 浴室盥洗台；廚房操作台；洗滌池台◇She put her bags down on the kitchen counter.她把袋子都放在廚房的操作台上。➤Formica™, glass, granite, marble, wooden福米加塑料貼面／玻璃／花崗岩／大理石／木質櫃枱VERB + COUNTER➤serve at, serve behind, work at, work behind當店員；在櫃枱工作◇Mary worked behind the counter at Bacon's for a few hours a week.瑪麗每週在培根酒吧當幾個小時的吧台服務員。➤wipe, wipe down擦櫃枱；把櫃枱擦乾淨◇The bartender wiped down the counter in silence.酒吧招待默不作聲地把櫃枱擦乾淨了。➤approach走近櫃枱◇He approached the counter and showed his ticket.他走近櫃枱，出示了他的票。COUNTER + NOUN➤top (especially NAmE) 台面◇The kitchen had black marble counter tops.廚房是黑色的花崗岩台面。➤staff (BrE) 櫃枱工作人員◇post office counter staff郵局櫃枱工作人員PREPOSITION➤across a/the counter從櫃枱的一邊到另一邊◇He pushed the money across the counter to her.他把錢從櫃枱上推過去給她。➤at a/the counter, behind a/the counter在櫃枱邊；在櫃枱後◇The assistant behind the counter gave a curt nod.櫃枱後的售貨員匆匆地點了下頭。➤on a/the counter在櫃枱上◇all the goods on the counter櫃枱出售的所有商品➤over the counter (often figurative) 經由櫃枱；（買藥）不憑處方◇She handed me my coffee over the counter.她把我的咖啡從櫃枱上方遞給我。◇This kind of medication cannot be bought over the counter (= without a prescription).這種藥需憑處方購買。
counter

noun²

 2action used to prevent sth反作用ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤effective有效的反作用PREPOSITION➤counter to對⋯的反作用◇an effective counter to the blandness of modern culture對缺乏生氣的現代文化的有效反擊

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