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

• We need to strike fast before the Russians can launch a counter-attack.
  我们需要抢在俄国人反击之前发动突袭。
• Zhukov knows that only a decisive counter-attack could remove Germany from Moscow.
  他知道，只有一场决定性的反击才能彻底消除德军对莫斯科的威胁。
• Then, in the second game, they just waited for one counter-attack.
  接着，在第二回合，他们只是等着反击的机会。
• Otherwise, thoughts of attack and counter-attack will preoccupy him and people his entire world.
  否则，攻击与反攻击的念头便会盘踞他及他整个周遭世界。
• 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。
• We hadn't expected them to counter-attack so soon.
  我们没有料到他们这么快就发动了反攻。
• It is also quite natural that we should counter-attack.
  我们反击，也是很自然的。
• Match day number eleven sees us play at home against a fit and well displayed livorno, that put us in difficulty with a strong defense and a fast counter-attack.
  第11个比赛日，我们在主场拿下的利沃诺，他们防守和快速反击给我们带了了很多麻烦。
• The defensive necessity is to counter-attack the danger source.
  防御性紧急避险是针对危险源本身所实施的避险。
• 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。