Word · Frequency #3493
counters
柜台
counters is the plural of counter.
核心释义
a flat surface or table in a shop, bank, cafe, etc. where people are served or pay
- 1.
计数的人
One who counts.
- 2.
与某物相反或对立的事物。
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- 3.
柜台
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- 4.
计数员;通过计数收集数据的人;统计员。
A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
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对对手的招式或动作进行反应的主动防御动作。
A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
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筹码
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
- 7.
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
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
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船只在水线以上的突出船尾,位于船尾正前方和下方。
The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
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计数器
a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
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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
A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
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鞋或靴子围绕脚后跟的部分(在鞋/靴后跟上方)。
The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
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其内容递增以保持计数的变量、存储位置等
A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
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马的胸部;马肩膀之间和颈部下方的部分。
The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
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用于数钱和进行交易的桌子或板子
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted.
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字形的封闭或部分封闭的负空间。
The enclosed or partly closed negative space of a glyph.
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商店中用于检查、称重或测量商品的台面
A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured.
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反击
counterattack
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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。
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.
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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
In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin.
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任何比对手的石头更接近中心的石头。
Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
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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。
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.
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
用法In use
The cashier stood behind the counter and greeted customers.
用法提示:在这里'counter'作为名词,意为'柜台',指商店或银行中用于交易的水平表面。
She placed her counter on the board and moved it three spaces.
用法提示:在这里'counter'作为名词,意为'筹码',指棋类或纸牌游戏中用于计分或保留位置的物品。
The website's visitor counter showed over a million hits.
用法提示:在这里'counter'作为名词,意为'计数器',指记录某事发生次数的装置。
a counter to sth
此结构中 counter 指针对某事物的反制措施或对立物,常与介词 to 连用。
The new regulations are a counter to the company's monopolistic practices.
新规定是对该公司垄断行为的一种反制。
behind the counter
表示在柜台后工作或接待顾客,通常与 stand、work 等动词连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用介词 at/on 表示位置
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.