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counter

/ˈkaʊntɚ/

US UK

noun

plural -ers

[count] a piece of furniture with a flat surface that workers and customers stand on opposite sides of when doing business in a store, restaurant, etc.

He walked up to the counter and ordered his food.

There was a long line at the sales/checkout counter.

I put my money down on the counter.

She recognized the man behind the counter. - see also lunch counter

US

a long, flat surface on which food is prepared in a kitchen

a kitchen counter

I wish my kitchen had more counter space. [=I wish it had more counters or a bigger counter] - called also countertop, (Brit) worktop

a flat surface around a sink in a bathroom

a bathroom counter - called also countertop

a small object that is used in some board games - compare 2counter, 4counter

over the counter

without a special note (called a prescription) from a doctor

The drug is available over the counter.

under the counter

secretly and usually illegally

The workers were paid under the counter. [=under the table]

noun

plural -ers

[count] :a person or device that counts something

The counter records how many people visit the Web site. - see also bean counter, geiger counter - compare 1counter, 4counter

verb

-ters; -tered; -tering

[no obj] :to do something in defense or in response to something - often + with

She countered with some of the most brilliant chess moves ever seen.

He countered with a punch to the other fighter's head.

[+ obj] :to make (something) less effective or ineffective

This pill will counter [=counteract] the side effects of the other one.

to say (something) in response to something that another person has said [+ obj]

When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.

I could say the same thing about you, she countered. [no obj]

After she made her point, he could not counter with anything.

noun

plural -ters

[count] formal :something that is made or done as a defense against or response to something else :something that makes something else less effective or ineffective - usually singular; usually + to

The policy is intended as a counter to efforts to decrease spending on education. - compare 1counter 2counter

adverb

in a way that goes against or does not agree with something - + to

The soldier acted counter to his orders. [=he did something that was against his orders]

His theory ran counter to [=was opposed to; did not agree with] the beliefs of his time.

Such behavior runs counter to the values of society.

* Các từ tương tự:
counter-, counteract, counterattack, counterbalance, counterclockwise, counterculture, counterespionage, counterfeit, counterfoil