counter
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkaʊn.tər/ us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
(SURFACE)
B2 柜台
a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served
There was nobody behind/on the counter when I went into the bank, and I had to wait to be served. 我进银行时柜台后没人，我只得等候有人出来服务。
You will find sausages on the meat counter/rolls on the bread counter. 你会在肉柜台找到香肠／在面包柜台找到面包卷。
mainly US (UK usually worktop, work surface)（厨房）操作台
a kitchen counter
We stacked the dirty plates on the kitchen counter. 我们把脏碟子堆放在厨房的操作台上。
- More examples
- He asked the man behind the counter to make up a box with a mixed selection of chocolates.
- If you want to buy tickets, you need to go to the counter opposite.
- The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.
- Will passengers waiting to board please go to the ticket counter?
- Each transaction at the foreign exchange counter seems to take forever.
(OBJECT IN GAME)
C2 (US also piece)（游戏）筹码
a small object used to mark someone's place in some games played on boards
(DOING COUNTING)
计数的人;计数器
a person or machine that counts
See also: Geiger counter
Idioms
over the counteridiom （买药）不用处方，在药店购买
Drugs that are bought over the counter are bought in a shop without first visiting a doctor
You can buy most cold remedies over the counter. 大多数感冒药不用处方就能买到。
[ before noun ] over-the-counter medicines 非处方药
under the counteridiom （购买东西）秘密地，暗地里，非法地
Things bought under the counter are bought secretly and illegally.
The kids managed to get cigarettes under the counter. 这些孩子暗地里弄到了香烟。
counter
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈkaʊn.tər/ us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
反驳;反对;对抗
to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to defend yourself against something
After the government bombed their camp, the rebels countered with an attack on the capital. 政府轰炸了叛军的营地之后，叛军袭击首都作为还击。
When criticisms were made of the school's performance, the parents' group countered with details of its exam results. 当有人对学校的业绩提出批评时，家长团举出具体的考试成绩予以反驳。
Extra police have been moved into the area to counter the risk of violence. 加派了警察进驻该地区以镇压可能出现的暴力事件。
counter
adverb uk/ˈkaʊn.tər/ us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
C2 相反地;对立地
in a way that opposes something
Bob's decision not to take the job ran counter to his family's expectations. 鲍勃不接受这份工作的决定与其家人的期望相悖。