這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 counter-argue · shop counter
counter
v, a核心畫面
You can picture this counter as facing back against something — meeting a blow, an argument, or a force head-on from the opposite side. To counter is to push back the other way.
這個 counter（對抗、反對）可以想成「正面頂回去」——一個力、一句話、一股影響打過來，你從相反方向迎上去、推回…更多收起
這個 counter（對抗、反對）可以想成「正面頂回去」——一個力、一句話、一股影響打過來，你從相反方向迎上去、推回去。它和表示『櫃台』的 counter 是兩個不同來源的字（這一支來自拉丁文 contra「對著、相反」），只是拼法相同。A second word, same spelling
counter
n核心畫面
You can picture this counter as the long flat table where money is counted and goods are served — the place where you count. From that 'counting table' grow the kitchen surface, the over/under-the-counter expressions, the game piece, and the little counting machine.
這個 counter（名詞）可以想成「數錢、結帳的那張長平台」——也就是「拿來數的桌子」。它和『反對』的 count…更多收起
這個 counter（名詞）可以想成「數錢、結帳的那張長平台」——也就是「拿來數的桌子」。它和『反對』的 counter 其實是兩個不同來源的字，只是拼法一樣。這一支從「結帳檯」這個畫面，延伸出廚房檯面、檯面上下（公開／私下）的說法、桌遊的棋子，以及會「數數」的小裝置。原始詞典資料30 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Countername
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A surname.
counternoun詞源 1/ˈkaʊn.tə/
- 1
One who counts.
- He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter – he can count to 100.
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A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
- The basic idea is that the researcher conducting the transect (called the counter or enumerator) walks along a set path at certain intervals (hourly, daily, monthly, etc.) and tallies all instances of whatever is being surveyed.
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An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
- He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.
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A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
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computingengineeringmathematicsA variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
- With a foreach block, you don't need to create an explicit counter variable.
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A hit counter.
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A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted.
- He put his money on the counter, and the shopkeeper put it in the till.
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A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured.
另外 5 個記錄的用法
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In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.
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In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin.
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ball-gamescurlinggamesAny stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
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historicalThe prison attached to a city court; a compter.
- He remaynes prisonner in the Counter in Woodstrete in the hole, by the contagiousing wherof he is lyke to perishe
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grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsA class of word used along with numbers to count objects and events, typically mass nouns. Although rare and optional in English (e.g. "20 head of cattle"), they are numerous and required in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
counteradv詞源 2/ˈkaʊn.tə/
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Contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction.
- running counter to all the rules of virtue
- 2
In the wrong way; contrary to the right course.
- a hound that runs counter
- She hated being pregnant; it ran counter to everything she wanted from her body
counternoun詞源 2/ˈkaʊn.tə/
- 1
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- 2
governmenthobbieslifestyleA proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
- Always know a counter to any hold you try against your opponent.
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nauticaltransportThe overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
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The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
- Seymour, sitting in an old corduroy armchair across the room, a cigarette going, wearing a blue shirt, gray slacks, moccasins with the counters broken down, a shaving cut on the side of his face […]
- 5
The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
- 6
mediapublishingtypographyThe enclosed or partly closed negative space of a glyph.
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obsoleteAn encounter.
- with kindly counter under mimic shade
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counterattack
- Arsenal lacked urgency and penetration in a lazy, lacklustre opening half, sucked in by Forest's strategy of sitting back in blocks of defence waiting to hit them on the counter.
counterverb詞源 2/ˈkaʊn.tə/
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To contradict, oppose.
- I don't remember the conversation totally verbatim, yet I remember the tone — increasingly angry on my part, and flippant and snide on his. We countered back and forth at least three times.
- In a war of words that has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability."
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boxinggovernmenthobbiesTo return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
- His left hand countered provokingly.
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To take action in response to; to respond.
- David Cameron insists that his latest communications data bill is “vital to counter terrorism”. Yet terror is mayhem. It is no threat to freedom. That threat is from counter-terror, from ministers capitulating to securocrats.
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obsoleteTo encounter.
counteradj詞源 2/ˈkaʊn.tə/
- 1
Contrary or opposing
- His carrying a knife was counter to my plan.
- He could not compel Mrs. Proudie to say that the report was untrue; nor could he condescend to make counter hits at her about her own daughter, as his wife would have done.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。