名詞 counter:

1. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
2. game equipment used in various card or board games
3. a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
   同義詞：tabulator
4. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
   同義詞：buffet, sideboard
5. a person who counts things
6. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
   同義詞：rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback
7. (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
8. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
   同義詞：heel counter
9. a return punch (especially by a boxer)
   同義詞：counterpunch, parry

動詞 counter:

1. speak in response
2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
   同義詞：anticipate, foresee, forestall

形容詞 counter:

1. indicating opposition or resistance
   同義詞：antagonistic

副詞 counter:

1. in the opposite direction

1. Shoppers got into a scrum round the bargain counter.
   顧客在廉價品柜臺周圍你爭我奪。
2. He placed the money on the counter.
   他把錢放在柜臺上。
3. There was an enormous cat crouching on the counter.
   柜臺上蜷伏著一只碩大的貓。

counter

adj.（形容詞）
Contrary; opposing:
相反的，對立的：
例句：
moves and counter moves on the checkerboard.
在西洋棋棋盤上前后移動

n.（名詞）
One that is an opposite.
對立面：是相反的人或物
Sports A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.
【體育運動】 還擊：拳擊時在受到或避開一擊時所進行的還擊
Sports A fencing parry in which one foil follows the other in a circular fashion.
【體育運動】 劃圓防守：在擊劍防守時按圓形方式一招接一招地進行
A stiff piece of leather around the heel of a shoe.
后幫：皮鞋跟周圍的破皮
Nautical The portion of a ship`s stern extending from the water line to the extreme outward swell.
【航海】 艉突出體，外傾艉端：船尾部突出船體水線面到最遠的后端突體
Printing The depression between the raised lines of a typeface.
【印刷術】 字谷：鉛字筆劃間的凹陷部分
v.（動詞）
coun.tered,coun.ter.ing,coun.ters
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To meet or return (a blow) by another blow.
反擊，還擊
To move or act in opposition to; oppose.
反向移動，對著干；反對
To offer in response:
反駁，回答：
例句：
countered that she was too busy to be thorough.
反駁說她太忙了所以做事不太徹底

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To move, act, or respond so as to be in opposition.
逆向移動，對著干；反駁
adv.（副詞）
In a contrary manner or direction.
反方向地，相反地，對立地
To or toward an opposite or dissimilar course or outcome:
背道而馳地：向著相反或不同的途徑或結(jié)果地：
例句：
a method running counter to traditional techniques.
與傳統(tǒng)技術相悖的方法

來源：
From counter-
源自 counter-

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n.（名詞）
Abbr. ctr.A flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted, or food is prepared or served.
縮寫 ctr.柜臺，餐桌：數(shù)錢，進行交易，準備食物或放食物的平面
Games A piece, as of wood or ivory, used for keeping a count or a place.
【游戲】 籌碼：木或象牙作的一小塊，用來計數(shù)或位數(shù)

An imitation coin; a token.
硬幣：偽造的硬幣；紀念品
A piece of money.
錢：錢或硬幣

來源：
Middle English countour
中古英語 countour
from Anglo-Norman counteor
源自 英法語 counteor
from Medieval Latin comput3tôrium [counting house]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 comput3tôrium [帳房，會計室]
from Latin comput3re [to calculate] * see count
源自 拉丁語 comput3re [計算] *參見 count

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n.（名詞）
One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events.
計數(shù)者；計算器：計數(shù)者，尤指電子或機械裝備，自動記下某種現(xiàn)象或事件發(fā)生或重復的次數(shù)