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

• To counteract the fear of failure, continuously nurture your abilities and self-confidence.
  要遏制对失败的恐惧，就要持续不断地培养你的能力和自信。
• Continued interchange of genes will counteract the effects of selection.
  连续的基因交换将抵消选择的效果。
• In the eye lens, they counteract diseases like cataracts.
  在眼睛的晶状体中，他们阻碍像白内障等疾病的发生。
• 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。
• 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。
• The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.
  红酒降低胆固醇的功效被媒体夸大了。
• It is shown that Raman amplification can counteract the effects of two-photon absorption.
  结果表明，喇曼放大可以抵消双光子吸收的影响。
• Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect.
  特别是用来指药物或者肌肉，抵消或者压制彼此的效果。
• 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。
• Counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage.
  有计划地侦察和阻碍阴谋破坏的反间谍活动。