counter1/ˋkaUntɚ; ˈkaʊntə/n [C]1 the place where you pay or are served in a shop, bank etc〔商店﹑银行等的〕柜台: He wondered if the girl behind the counter recognised him. 他怀疑柜台后面的那个女孩是否认出了他。2 AmE a flat surface in the kitchen where you prepare food [ worktop BrE 【英】] 【美】〔厨房中的〕操作台﹐工作台3 a small round object used in some games that are played on a board 筹码OVER-THE-COUNTER
counter2v [T] 1 to do something in order to prevent something bad from happening or to reduce its bad effects 防止﹔抑制﹔抵消: efforts to counter inflation 抑制通货膨胀的努力2 to say something to show that what someone has just said is not true 反驳﹐反对: ‘That's not what the statistics show,’ she countered. “统计数据显示不是这样的。” 她反驳道。
counter3adv run/be counter to sth formal to be the opposite of something【正式】与某事物相反: ideas that run counter to the Church's traditional view of marriage 与教会传统婚姻观念背道而驰的观点