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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. 柜台

...those guys we see working behind the counter at our local video rental shop. …我们所见在本地音像出租商店柜台后工作的那些家伙。

2. N-COUNT A counter is a mechanical or electronic device which keeps a count of something and displays the total. 计数器

The new answering machine has a call counter. 这种新型的电话答录机有一个通话计数器。

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. …一本为15种不同棋类游戏提供棋盘和棋子的多功能书。

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. 领导层讨论了一项经济措施计划来抵消如此封锁的影响。

Sears countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit. 西尔斯通过提交反垄断诉讼进行了反击。

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. …北大西洋公约组织作为华沙公约组织军事力量的遏制力量的传统角色。

6. PHRASE If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it. 不用开处方地

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

你还要其他药吗，不管是处方药还是非处方药？

...over-the-counter medicines. …非处方药。

7. PHRASE Over-the-counter shares are bought and sold directly rather than on a stock exchange. 不通过交易所的[商业]

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