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

• Our bodies produce antibodies to counteract disease.
  我们的身体能产生抗体以抵抗疾病。
• 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。
• 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。
• Just knowing this is happening is a start, because then you can work to counteract it.
  了解自己出现了何种不良状况是个良好的开端，因为紧接著你就可以竭力对抗它。
• Detoxify: To counteract or destroy the toxic properties of.
  解毒：破坏毒素的特性。
• 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。
• 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。
• This event will counteract such trends.
  这一事件将会削弱此类趋势。
• The plant chemicals also appeared to counteract the tiredness brought on by doing the intensive arithmetic.
  此类植物化学物质还有效地抵抗了由于密集的运算而带来的疲劳。
• To set a thief to catch a thief, that is what we call “ to counteract one toxin with another ”.
  叫小偷去抓小偷，这就叫“以毒攻毒”。