plural counters
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.櫃台;前台 -
He walked up to the counter and ordered his food.他走近櫃台點了菜。
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There was a long line at the sales/checkout counter.銷售櫃台/收銀台前排起了長龍。
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I put my money down on the counter.我把錢放到了櫃台上。
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She recognized the man behind the counter.她認出了櫃台後面的那個人。
— see also lunch counter 2 US
a : a long, flat surface on which food is prepared in a kitchen(廚房中的)長台面,操作台 — called also countertop, (British) worktop
— see picture at kitchen b : a flat surface around a sink in a bathroom(衛生間水槽周圍的)洗漱台 — called also countertop
3
: a small object that is used in some board games(某些棋盤遊戲的)籌碼
over the counter
: without a special note (called a prescription) from a doctor非處方;不憑處方
under the counter
: secretly and usually illegally偷偷地;非正大光明地;非法地 2 counter /ˈkaʊntɚ/ noun
plural counters
plural counters
Learner's definition of COUNTER
[count]
counters; countered; countering
counters; countered; countering
Learner's definition of COUNTER
1
a [no object] : to do something in defense or in response to something反擊;反對 —
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回應;反駁 [+ object]
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When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.當他們因橋梁坍塌而譴責他時,他回應說他過去對此提出的警告無人理會。
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“I could say the same thing about you,” she countered.“你也是一樣。”她反駁說。
[no object]
4 counter /ˈkaʊntɚ/ noun
plural counters
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反擊;抵消—
usually singular通常用單數;—
usually + to 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;對立地 —
+ to -
The soldier acted counter to his orders. [=he did something that was against his orders]這名士兵違抗了命令。
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His theory ran counter to [=was opposed to; did not agree with] the beliefs of his time.他的理論與他所處時代的信仰相對立。
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Such behavior runs counter to the values of society.這樣的行爲與社會的價值觀背道而馳。