Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3493
counter
柜台
a flat surface or table in a shop, bank, cafe, etc. where people are served or pay
- 1.
One who counts.
计数的人
- 2.
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
与某物相反或对立的事物。
- 3.
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
柜台
- 4.
A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
计数员;通过计数收集数据的人;统计员。
- 5.
A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
对对手的招式或动作进行反应的主动防御动作。
- 6.
game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
筹码
- 7.
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
用于计数或保持计数的物体(现在尤其是小圆片),或作为游戏中的标记等
- 8.
The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
船只在水线以上的突出船尾,位于船尾正前方和下方。
- 9.
a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
计数器
- 10.
A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
附在发动机、印刷机或其他机器上的计数装置,用于计数转数或脉动次数
- 11.
The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
鞋或靴子围绕脚后跟的部分(在鞋/靴后跟上方)。
- 12.
A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
其内容递增以保持计数的变量、存储位置等
- 13.
The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
马的胸部;马肩膀之间和颈部下方的部分。
- 14.
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted.
用于数钱和进行交易的桌子或板子
- 15.
The enclosed or partly closed negative space of a glyph.
字形的封闭或部分封闭的负空间。
- 16.
A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured.
商店中用于检查、称重或测量商品的台面
- 17.
counterattack
反击
- 18.
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.
厨房中用于准备食物的表面,通常嵌入墙壁并位于橱柜上方。
- 19.
In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin.
在浴室中,通常嵌入墙壁并在柜子上方的表面,用于放置洗脸盆
- 20.
Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
任何比对手的石头更接近中心的石头。
- 21.
A class of word used along with numbers to count objects and events, typically mass nouns. Although rare and optional in English (e.g. "20 head of cattle"), they are numerous and required in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
用于与数字一起计数物体和事件的词类,通常用于不可数名词。虽然在英语中很少见且可选(例如“20头牛”),但在中文、日语和韩语中数量众多且必需。
计数器;筹码;标记物;计数者;清点员;反击;反制;相反的事物;对立面
In use
The cashier stood behind the counter and greeted customers.
She placed her counter on the board and moved it three spaces.
The website's visitor counter showed over a million hits.
Connections
Collocations
- kitchen counter
- 厨房台面
- She placed the groceries on the kitchen counter.她把杂货放在厨房台面上。
- checkout counter
- 收银台
- Please pay at the checkout counter.请在收银台付款。
- counter top
- 台面
- The counter top is made of granite.这个台面是大理石制成的。
- counter service
- 柜台服务
- The restaurant offers counter service only.这家餐厅只提供柜台服务。
- game counter
- 游戏筹码
- Each player receives ten game counters.每位玩家获得十个游戏筹码。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
柜台(counter)是数钱的地方,计数器(counter)是计数的,都含有'count'(计数)之意。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: retail, gaming; note_zh: 通常指柜台或计数设备,多用于商业或游戏场合,语域中性。
Grammar Note
常用介词 at/on 表示位置
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'encounter' rhymes exactly with 'counter'. Words like 'account', 'count', 'counsel', and 'bouncer' share the /aʊ/ vowel but differ in ending consonants or stress. 'Counsel' is a common spelling lookalike that sounds different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.