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I.coun‧ter1 S3 /ˈkaʊntə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [Word Family: noun: ↑count, ↑recount, ↑counter; verb: ↑count, ↑recount; adjective: ↑countable ≠ ↑uncountable, ↑countless] [Sense 1-5: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: comptour, from Medieval Latin computatorium 'counting place', from Latin computare; ⇨ ↑compute] [Sense 6-7: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: conteor, from conter; ⇨ ↑count1] [Sense 8: Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: contre, from contre 'against'] 1. the place where you pay or are served in a shop, bank, restaurant etc: He wondered if the girl behind the counter recognised him. 2. American English a long flat surface on top of a piece of furniture, especially in a kitchen SYN worktop British English 3. over the counter drugs, medicines etc that are bought over the counter are ones that you can buy in a shop without a ↑prescription from a doctor 4. under the counter if you buy something under the counter, you buy it secretly and usually illegally: It’s risky, but you can get alcohol under the counter. 5. a small object that you use in some games that are played on a board 6. a piece of electrical equipment that counts something: Set the video counter to zero before you press play. ⇨ ↑Geiger counter 7. a computer program that counts the number of people who have visited a website 8. an action that tries to prevent something bad from happening, or an argument that is used to prove that something is wrong counter to The road blocks were a counter to terrorist attacks in that area. II.counter2 BrE AmE verb [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: contre; ⇨ ↑counter3] 1. [intransitive and transitive] to say something in order to try to prove that what someone said was not true or as a reply to something: ‘I could ask the same thing of you,’ she countered. counter an argument/an allegation/a criticism etc He was determined to counter the bribery allegations. 2. [transitive] to do something in order to prevent something bad from happening or to reduce its bad effects: Exercise helps to counter the effects of stress. III.counter3 BrE AmE adjective, adverb [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: contre, from Latin contra; ⇨ ↑contra-] be/run/go counter to something to be the opposite of something: Some actions by the authorities ran counter to the President’s call for leniency.
counterhu◎ | ['kauntə] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | quầy hàng, quầy thu tiền | | ☆ | to serve behind the counter | | phục vụ ở quầy hàng, bán hàng | | ■ | ghi sê (ngân hàng) | | ■ | máy đếm | | ■ | thẻ (để đánh bạc thay tiền) | | ■ | ức ngực | | ■ | (hàng hải) thành đuôi tàu | | ■ | miếng đệm lót giày | ※ | phó từ | | ■ | đối lập, chống lại, trái lại, ngược lại | | ☆ | to act counter to someone's wishes | | hành động chống lại ý muốn của một người nào | | 〆 | to go counter | | ✓ | đi ngược lại, làm trái lại | ※ | động từ | | ■ | phản đối, chống lại, làm trái ngược lại, nói ngược lại | | ■ | chặn lại và đánh trả, phản công (đấu kiếm, quyền Anh) | ※ | tiền tố | | ■ | ngược lại | | ☆ | counter-attraction | | sức hút ngược lại | | ■ | chống lại; phản lại | | ☆ | counter-revolutionary | | phản cách mạng | | ☆ | counter-productive | | phản tác dụng |
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