counter-attack

英 [ˈkaʊntər ətæk]

美 [ˈkaʊntər ətæk]

n.  (战争、体育运动或争论中的)反攻，反击
v.  (在战争、体育运动或争论中)反攻，反击

复数：counter-attacks　过去式：counter-attacked　现在分词：counter-attacking　过去分词：counter-attacked　

牛津词典

noun

• （战争、体育运动或争论中的）反攻，反击
  an attack made in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument

verb

• （在战争、体育运动或争论中）反攻，反击
  to make an attack in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument

柯林斯词典

• VERB 反攻；反击
  If youcounter-attack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
  1. The security forces counter-attacked the following day and quelled the unrest...
     第二天安全部队发起反击，镇压了骚动。
  2. Marion's father counter-attacked by saying that Blaze's claims were cruel and untrue.
     玛丽昂的父亲反击说布拉兹的说法冷酷无情，根本是在撒谎。
  3. Counter-attackis also a noun.
     
  4. The army began its counter-attack this morning.
     军队今早发起了反攻。

双语例句

• The counter-attack on the Rightists may take a few more weeks, a month or so.
  反击右派也许还要几十天，还要个把月。
• It is also quite natural that we should counter-attack.
  我们反击，也是很自然的。
• Then, in the second game, they just waited for one counter-attack.
  接着，在第二回合，他们只是等着反击的机会。
• It looked more like a whoosh, particularly given the success of his initial counter-attack.
  但看起来他却是兵败如山倒，尤其是他初期的反击还是那么成功和有力的情况下。
• Match day number eleven sees us play at home against a fit and well displayed livorno, that put us in difficulty with a strong defense and a fast counter-attack.
  第11个比赛日，我们在主场拿下的利沃诺，他们防守和快速反击给我们带了了很多麻烦。
• 1863-American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins-Union forces led by General Ulysses S.Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee and counter-attack Confederate troops.
  美国内战时：查塔努加战役开始了&在尤利塞斯S·格兰特的帅领下的联军增援在查塔加和田纳西的军团，并向盟军发起反攻。
• They awaited an opportunity to counter-attack.
  他们等候机会进行反击。
• We knew we had to start well because Sunderland are a very dangerous team on the counter-attack.
  桑德兰的反击非常犀利，因此我们昨晚下定决心要打好开局。
• The next thing we'll do is counter-attack, boots and all.
  我们下一步要反攻，不受清规戒律的约束。
• Otherwise, thoughts of attack and counter-attack will preoccupy him and people his entire world.
  否则，攻击与反攻击的念头便会盘踞他及他整个周遭世界。