counter
US: /ˈkaʊntɝ/
UK: /kˈaʊntɐ/
UK: /kˈaʊntɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
counter /'kauntə/
- danh từ
- quầy hàng, quầy thu tiền
- to serve behind the counter: phục vụ ở quầy hàng, bán hàng
- ghi sê (ngân hàng)
- bàn tính, máy tính
- người đếm
- thẻ (để đánh bạc thay tiền)
- ức ngực
- (hàng hải) thành đuôi tàu
- miếng đệm lót giày
- quầy hàng, quầy thu tiền
- tính từ
- đối lập, chống lại, trái lại, ngược lại
- sao để đối chiếu (bản văn kiện)
- phó từ
- đối lập, chống lại, trái lại, ngược lại
- to act counter to someone's wishes: hành động chống lại y muốn của một người nào
- to go counter
- đi ngược lại, làm trái lại
- đối lập, chống lại, trái lại, ngược 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)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb, adverb
+ noun
1 a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc: I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards of the church.
2 (especially AmE) = WORKTOP
3 a small disc used for playing or scoring in some board games
See also -
4 (especially in compounds) an electronic device for counting sth: The needle on the rev counter soared. + You need to reset the counter.
See also -
5 [usually sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) (formal) a response to sb/sth that opposes their ideas, position, etc: The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
Idioms: over the counter goods, especially medicines, for sale over the counter can be bought without a PRESCRIPTION (= written permission from a doctor to buy a medicine) or special LICENCE (= written permission): These tablets are available over the counter.
See also -
under the counter goods that are bought or sold under the counter are sold secretly and sometimes illegally: Pornography may be legally banned but it is still available under the counter.
+ verb
1 ~ (sb/sth) (with sth) to reply to sb by trying to prove that what they said is not true: [VN] Such arguments are not easily countered. + [V that] I tried to argue but he countered that the plans were not yet finished. [also V speech, V]
2 [VN] to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad effects of sth: Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts.
+ adverb
~ to sth in the opposite direction to sth; in opposition to sth: The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 token, disc, chip, piece, marker:
She placed three counters on the number 14.
2 table, bar:
We do not serve beer at this counter.
Collocation dictionary
1 long flat surface
ADJ.
bar, delicatessen/deli, display, post office, reception, shop | kitchen | glass, mahogany, wooden, zinc
VERB + COUNTER
serve at/behind, work at/behind
Mary served behind the counter at Bacon's for a few hours a week.
| wipe (down)
The barman wiped down the counter in silence.
COUNTER + NOUN
staff
post office counter staff
PREP.
across a/the~
He pushed the money across the counter to her.
| at/behind a/the ~
The assistant behind the counter gave a curt nod.
| on a/the ~
all the goods on the counter
2 action used to prevent sth
ADJ.
effective
PREP.
~ to
The government's programme should be an effective counter to unemployment.
Concise English dictionary
counters|countered|countering'kaʊntə
noun
+table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
+game equipment used in various card or board games
+a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
+a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
+a person who counts things
+a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
+(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
+a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
+a return punch (especially by a boxer)
verb
+speak in response
+act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
adj.
+indicating opposition or resistance
adv.
+in the opposite direction
