counter

1. N-COUNT In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served. 柜臺

...those guys we see working behind the counter at our local video rental shop. …我們所見在本地音像出租商店柜臺后工作的那些家伙。

2. N-COUNT A counter is a mechanical or electronic device which keeps a count of something and displays the total. 計數(shù)器

The new answering machine has a call counter. 這種新型的電話答錄機有一個通話計數(shù)器。

3. N-COUNT A counter is a small, flat, round object used in board games. 棋子

...a versatile book which provides boards and counters for fifteen different games. …一本為15種不同棋類游戲提供棋盤和棋子的多功能書。

4. V-T/V-I If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. 抵消; 抗衡

The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade. 領導層討論了一項經(jīng)濟措施計劃來抵消如此封鎖的影響。

Sears countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit. 西爾斯通過提交反壟斷訴訟進行了反擊。

5. N-SING Something that is a counter to something else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. 抵消物

...NATO's traditional role as a counter to the military might of the Warsaw Pact. …北大西洋公約組織作為華沙公約組織軍事力量的遏制力量的傳統(tǒng)角色。

6. PHRASE If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it. 不用開處方地

Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter?

你還要其他藥嗎，不管是處方藥還是非處方藥？

...over-the-counter medicines. …非處方藥。

7. PHRASE Over-the-counter shares are bought and sold directly rather than on a stock exchange. 不通過交易所的[商業(yè)]

In national over-the-counter trading yesterday, Clarcor shares tumbled $6.125 to close at $35.625. 昨天在全國場外交易中，克拉克股票跌$6.125，以$35.625收盤。