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counteracting

/koun-ter-akt/US // ˌkaʊn tərˈækt //UK // (ˌkaʊntərˈækt) //

抵消,抵制,抵销,抵消的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdo opposing action

Examples

  • So, when the glider is going downhill, its lift arrow is tilted a little bit forward and counteracts its drag.

  • As a result, if the right amount of the boat is submerged, the force of buoyancy is strong enough to counteract gravity pulling the boat down, and the boat floats.

  • That force counteracts the downward pull of gravity, allowing the toys to float on both sides of the liquid’s surface.

  • When there’s money on the line you have to counteract any favoritism which can require self-analysis.

  • One way to counteract groupthink is to encourage voters to embrace the ambiguity of what “most valuable” means.

  • Ambition in Congress would counteract ambition in the Executive, and the daily struggle would help keep all the branches in check.

  • We could use more of those moments to counteract the constant saccharine spin.

  • Courts are given independence under our system precisely to counteract the unconstitutional actions of the majority.

  • When exercise feels like a dreaded chore, our bodies release stress hormones that counteract many of its positive effects.

  • You have to counteract it with something, and I guess discipline was the mark.

  • English influence was all-powerful at Lisbon and the new envoy had not the talent to counteract it.

  • Of course the cook sought to counteract such tendencies, but he had to be very circumspect, for Sambo resented insults fiercely.

  • Although it was May, a wood-fire had been lighted in her room to counteract the chilly damp of the evening.

  • He told me it was to counteract the fever and produce sleep, and said that the only thing then was to keep you quiet.

  • Julian Langley, not intentionally, perhaps, was continually trying to counteract the good advice which Arthur gave him.