counter-attack

英 [ˈkaʊntər ətæk]

美 [ˈkaʊntər ətæk]

n.  (战争、体育运动或争论中的)反攻，反击
v.  (在战争、体育运动或争论中)反攻，反击

复数：counter-attacks　过去式：counter-attacked　现在分词：counter-attacking　过去分词：counter-attacked　

牛津词典

noun

• （战争、体育运动或争论中的）反攻，反击
  an attack made in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument

verb

• （在战争、体育运动或争论中）反攻，反击
  to make an attack in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument

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。

双语例句

• The counter-attack on the Rightists will have to draw to a close.
  反击右派总要告一个段落嘛！
• After they scored they tried to defend and use the pace of Agbonlahor and Young on the counter-attack.
  他们进球之后就开始防守，利用阿邦拉霍和阿什利。杨的速度打反击。
• Palermo are very strong on the counter-attack and we have to learn to play against that.
  获得这样一个有利的结果太重要了，在帕勒莫没有打的情况下。
• As a member of the Resistance she eagerly awaited the Allied counter-attack on the mainland.
  作为反抗组织的一员，她一直在计划并且等待着联合军反攻大陆的一刻。
• In as far as "security" retains it military significance," deterrence "is by guarantee of effective counter-attack, the difficulties and cost of which put a premium on crisis and conflict prevention.
  就‘安全’的军事意义而言，防御是通过有效地对抗攻击而保证得，这就增加了阻止危机与战争的困难与费用。
• Sometimes they "play possum" and wait for a chance to "spring a counter-attack".
  有时他们会装死躺下，等待时机，反攻过去。
• They awaited an opportunity to counter-attack.
  他们等候机会进行反击。
• It looked more like a whoosh, particularly given the success of his initial counter-attack.
  但看起来他却是兵败如山倒，尤其是他初期的反击还是那么成功和有力的情况下。
• Aerial bombardment, too, prevented ill-trained irregulars from regrouping each time they tried to mount an effective counter-attack.
  每当未经训练的杂牌叛军试图进行一场反扑时，空军轰炸都会阻止他们重新集结。
• The longer we stay in one place, the more likely we are to face a counter-attack.
  我们在一个地方呆的越长，我们越可能面对被人的攻击。