English Dictionary

counter

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkaʊ.ɾ̃ɚ/

動詞

廃用 他動詞

To contradict, oppose. / (boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. / To take action in response to; to respond. / (transitive, obsolete) To encounter.

日本語の意味

反論する、対抗する / （ボクシングで）受けた打撃に対して反撃する / 応答する、反応する / （古語・他動詞）遭遇する

She prepared detailed evidence to counter his accusations during the meeting.

彼女は会議で彼の非難に反論するために詳しい証拠を用意した。

意味（1）

To contradict, oppose.

In a war of words that has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would punish Londoners for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability.

意味（2）

(boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.

His left hand countered provokingly.

意味（3）

To take action in response to; to respond.

David Cameron insists that his latest communications data bill is “vital to counter terrorism”. Yet terror is mayhem. It is no threat to freedom. That threat is from counter-terror, from ministers capitulating to securocrats.

意味（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To encounter.

counters （ present singular third-person ）

countering （ participle present ）

countered （ participle past ）

countered （ past ）