counter-attack

verb
🔊/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
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[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they counter-attack
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he / she / it counter-attacks
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past simple counter-attacked
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past participle counter-attacked
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-ing form counter-attacking
🔊/ˈkaʊntər ətækɪŋ/
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  1. counter-attack (somebody) to make an attack in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument(在战争、体育运动或争论中)反攻,反击 synonym retaliateTopics Opinion and argumentc2, War and conflictc2

counter-attack

noun
🔊/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
🔊/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
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  1. an attack made in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument(战争、体育运动或争论中的)反攻,反击
    • Loyal armed forces launched a counter-attack against the rebels.忠诚的武装部队对叛军发动了反击。
    • The Inter player was swift to respond with a counter-attack.国米球员迅速做出反击。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2, War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • effective
    • strong
    • successful
    verb + counter-attack
    • launch
    • mount
    preposition
    • counter-attack against
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