counterattack

英 [ˈkaʊntərəˌtæk]

美 [ˈkaʊntərəˌtæk]

v.  反攻; 反击
n.  〔军〕反击; 还击

过去式：counterattacked　复数：counterattacks　过去分词：counterattacked　现在分词：counter-attacking　第三人称单数：counterattacks'　

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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。

英英释义

noun

• (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
  Synonym:counterplay
• an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
  Synonym:countermove

verb

• make a counterattack
  Synonym:counterstrike

双语例句

• China's limited nuclear counterattack ability is entirely for deterrence against possible nuclear attacks by other countries.
  中国保持有限的核反击力量，是为了遏制他国对中国可能的核攻击。
• The researchers expected that activating CD40 would provoke a counterattack by the immune cells known as T cells.
  研究人员期望通过刺激CD40受体将会引起一种叫做“T细胞”的免疫细胞进行反击。
• The king cobra can subdue its dinner without suffering from any venomous counterattack.
  因此眼镜王蛇可以从容征服他们的“晚餐”而不必遭受毒液的反击。
• He pretend to be defeated; actually, he is actively preparing for a counterattack.
  他佯败，其实是在积极准备反击。
• They launched a counterattack between the confines of night and day.
  他们在黑夜和白昼交替之时发动了反攻。
• This is your chance to counterattack.
  这是你反攻的大好时机。
• Rather than immediately reject or accept a lowball deal, you should mount a careful counterattack, experts recommend.
  专家建议，面对公司开出的低薪，你应该谨慎地予以“反击”，而不是直截了当地拒绝或者接受。
• All through the day and far into the next Hitler waited impatiently for the news of Steiner's counterattack.
  发命令那天的整整一天和第二天大半天，希特勒一直都在焦急地等待施坦因纳的反攻消息。
• Zhukov, seeing that the Japanese were attacking the bridgehead, decided to counterattack by flanking the enemy.
  朱可夫在观察到日本人在进攻苏军的桥头堡后，决定对日军的侧翼发动反击。
• And it has mounted a successful counterattack against ATM's advances.
  它对ATM的进展也进行了成功的反击。