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counterterrorism [noun]
counterterrorism 常作定语放在名词前，表示‘反恐的’。
The government announced new counterterrorism measures.
政府宣布了新的反恐措施。
反恐；反恐怖主义
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反恐；反恐怖主义
counterterrorism
The government announced new counterterrorism measures.
政府宣布了新的反恐措施。
以恐怖反恐怖主义；报复性恐怖主义
n. a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
The government increased its counterterrorism efforts after the recent threat.
政府在最近的威胁之后加强了反恐努力。
Counterterrorism experts work to prevent attacks before they happen.
反恐专家致力于在袭击发生前加以预防。
International cooperation is essential for effective counterterrorism.
国际合作对于有效反恐至关重要。
counterterrorism 常作定语放在名词前，表示‘反恐的’。
The government announced new counterterrorism measures.
政府宣布了新的反恐措施。
介词短语，表示‘在反恐领域’。
She has extensive experience in counterterrorism.
她在反恐方面有丰富经验。
Not this
The government has made a counterterrorism.
Use this
The government has taken counterterrorism measures.
counterterrorism 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用；要表示具体动作时，应搭配 measures 等可数名词。
Not this
The army counterterrorismed the area.
Use this
The army carried out counterterrorism in the area.
counterterrorism 是名词，不能当作动词使用；应改用 carry out counterterrorism 来表达执行反恐行动。
Not this
He is an expert of counterterrorism.
Use this
He is an expert in counterterrorism.
表示某领域的专家时，介词用 in 或 on，不用 of；这里指反恐领域，故用 in counterterrorism。
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反恐行动
The army carried out counterterrorism operations in the region.
军队在该地区开展了反恐行动。
反恐战略
The government revised its counterterrorism strategy after the attack.
袭击发生后，政府修订了反恐战略。
反恐措施
New counterterrorism measures were introduced at airports.
机场采取了新的反恐措施。
反恐机构
The counterterrorism agency warned of a possible threat.
反恐机构警告可能出现威胁。
反恐努力
International counterterrorism efforts have been strengthened.
国际反恐努力得到了加强。
反恐警察
Counterterrorism police arrested the suspect overnight.
反恐警察连夜逮捕了嫌疑人。
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联想：counter 是“对抗”，terrorism 是“恐怖主义”，合起来 counterterrorism 就是“对抗恐怖主义”，即反恐；记住 counter 在前。
语域：formal 常见场景：政府政策、军事行动、执法领域 该词多用于政府、军事、法律等正式场合，日常口语中较少使用；更常见的日常表达是 antiterrorism 或 fighting terrorism。
terrorism、antiterrorism 和 cyberterrorism 与 counterterrorism 押韵：都以 /terərɪzəm/ 结尾，重音在 ter。militarism、criticism 和 optimism 虽以 -ism 结尾，但重音在其他音节，发音不押韵，需注意拼写区别。
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