counteract

英 [ˌkaʊntərˈækt]

美 [ˌkaʊntərˈækt]

v.  抵制; 抵消; 抵抗

现在分词：counteracting　过去分词：counteracted　第三人称单数：counteracts　过去式：counteracted　

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牛津词典

verb

• 抵制；抵消；抵抗
  to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of sth
  1. These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension.
     这些训练旨在抵消压力与紧张的影响。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抵制;抵消;抵抗
  Tocounteractsomething means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
  1. My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure...
     我丈夫不得不吃几片药来降压。
  2. This event will counteract such trends.
     这一事件将会削弱此类趋势。

英英释义

verb

• destroy property or hinder normal operations
  1. The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
  Synonym:sabotageunderminecounterminesubvertweaken
• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  1. This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
  Synonym:countervailneutralizecounterbalance
• act in opposition to
  Synonym:antagonizeantagonise
• oppose or check by a counteraction
  Synonym:countercheck

双语例句

• Worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration.
  飞行员和宇航员穿着来抵消重力和加速度的作用力的一种衣服。
• To set a thief to catch a thief, that is what we call “ to counteract one toxin with another ”.
  叫小偷去抓小偷，这就叫“以毒攻毒”。
• The mountaintop was not powerful enough to counteract the drugs, the fears.
  这山顶的环境不足以抵抗药物，不足以抵抗恐惧。
• ACE inhibitors are used to counteract the effects of ANG II and aldosterone.
  ACE抑制剂用来抵消血管紧张素和醛固酮的作用。
• This event will counteract such trends.
  这一事件将会削弱此类趋势。
• Most of them boost blood pressure and can counteract the effect of some bloodpressure drugs.
  大多数这类药物有增加血压的作用，从而能影响一些血压药物的效果。
• The paper introduces some ways used to counteract the shaft-rate electric field at last.
  文中对国外所采用的轴频电场的抵消方法做了介绍。这时，压轴赛上场了。
• Vitamin C may help counteract the lens-clouding effects of light and heat.
  维生素C可有助于消除光和热对晶状体的浑浊作用。
• Intelligence tests were devised to counteract this narrow specialization.
  旨在抵消狭窄的专门化教学内容而设计了种种智力测验。
• Our bodies produce antibodies to counteract disease.
  我们的身体能产生抗体以抵抗疾病。