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countermeasure

/koun-ter-mezh-er/US // ˈkaʊn tərˌmɛʒ ər //UK // (ˈkaʊntəˌmɛʒə) //

反措施,反制措施,对策,应对措施

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an opposing, offsetting, or retaliatory measure.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inremedy
as inmedicament
as incure
as inantidote

Examples

  • Adhering to coronavirus countermeasures — using masks, getting tested and maintaining social distance — are as much a reflection of concern for others as they are of self-preservation.

  • Meeting services have adopted a variety of countermeasures, but a new research paper finds that most of them are ineffective.

  • Since early February, independent journalist Zhang Zhan had been posting reports from Wuhan, including some criticism of the government’s countermeasures to contain the coronavirus.

  • Operation Warp Speed is the federal initiative, funded by more than $10 billion of taxpayer money, to fast-track development of coronavirus countermeasures.

  • Companies like Facebook and Google, and researchers who produce tools for deepfake creation, have begun to more seriously invest in countermeasures like automated deepfake detection.

  • Why is such a simple countermeasure against headache and disease still so unpopular?

  • It was a possible countermeasure that caused him to sweat with worry.