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counteroffensive

/koun-ter-uh-fen-siv, koun-ter-uh-fen-/US // ˌkaʊn tər əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈkaʊn tər əˌfɛn- //UK // (ˈkaʊntərəˌfɛnsɪv) //

反攻,反击,反攻势,反攻的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Military.

    • : an attack by an army against an attacking enemy force.

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Examples

  • Whatever degree of American assistance the Kurds are receiving, they have already begun a counteroffensive.

  • Approximately 90 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its counteroffensive—among them were 22 children.

  • But after an intense counteroffensive by officials at the State Department and Justice Department, the status quo was restored.

  • Or else what if he pulls a Rove counteroffensive and asks for release of 20 years of Obama tax returns.

  • This is the inevitable second round, the anger counteroffensive.

  • Von Boehn, therefore, was hurriedly detached rearward to deal with the Belgian counteroffensive.

  • This was General Joffre's counteroffensive, and it developed in detail almost exactly along the lines that he had laid down.

  • This counteroffensive had reached its end practically on July 6, 1918.

  • Since the beginning of the counteroffensive 30,000 German prisoners were taken.

  • South of the Lupkow the Germanic forces opened their counteroffensive on April 6, 1915.