| 词汇 | counteract |
| 释义 | counteract verb[ T ] uk /ˌkaʊn.tərˈækt/ us /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚˈækt/ to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect: 抵消；对抗；减少 What can be done to counteract this trend? counteract the effect ofDrinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather.大量饮水可缓解炎热天气引起的脱水。 A drug may be prescribed to counteract the side effects of another drug. The antioxidants found in dark green vegetables help counteract the oxidative muscle damage that comes with intensive exercise. Wind can dry out bamboo leaves and leave them scrawny; one way to counteract this is to erect a screen to provide shelter. It is a good idea to try to predict what points the other side will make, so that you can counteract them. Reacting and responding act on something adverse reaction Babinski reflex backlash bat bat something back hypersensitize non-response non-responsive on your toesidiom overreact reaction reception sensitivity step step up to the plateidiom strike while the iron is hotidiom supersensitivity ticklish toe counteract | American Dictionarycounteract verb[ T ] us/ˌkɑʊn·tərˈækt/ to reduce or remove the effect of something by producing an opposite effect: The tax must be adjusted upward to counteract inflation. counteract | Business Englishcounteract verb[ T ] uk /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/us to take action to reduce the influence of something that may be harmful: Spending on marketing and advertising has increased in order to counteract falling sales. These new energy technologies are aimed at counteracting the effects of global warming. Examples of counteractcounteract Taking into account the absence of counteracting pressure in the corona plasma, it is possible to expect it pinching onto the cold core plasma. Their longings and their gratifications depend upon a level of oestrogen which is counteracted by the progestagens in all oral contraceptives. The research team proposes a few key recommendations to counteract these problems. Semi-structured and reliable methods of assessing insight counteract this problem to some extent, as does the use of relatively language-free tests such as card sorting. He states that ' most languages seem to have this kind of economically representable grammars ', but also notes that articulatory and acoustic constraints counteract this tendency. To counteract the continued inflow of calcium, horizontal cells are endowed with calcium-regulating mechanisms common to other neuronal types. This armature current field counteracts the field produced by the magnets at certain stages of the motor operation. In addition, the 'wealth effect' of transfers counteracts the 'freeing-up effect', which implies that per unit of subsidy fewer hectares of tropical forest are protected. The notion of cause is particularly relevant in terms of the measures taken to counteract the negative effects of low self-esteem. There is no force associated with the flux-rope magnetic field that can counteract the drag forces. As such, the initial benefit of conditioning may be counteracted by the hidden cost of learning. In order to counteract this development, district planting associations frequently discussed rules which were intended to prevent the crimping of workers. The energetic advantage is balanced by counteracting thermal fluctuations, resulting in an equilibrium of growing, dividing and merging micelles. The clues that participants give to suggest that dance can aid in counteracting the marginalization of their situation are there in a variety of instances. But, since there can be no net flow of the inert gas, there must be a mean motion t o counteract the diffusion. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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