To counter the effects of soil erosion, the conservationists planted deep-rooted grasses along the riverbank.
为了抵消水土流失的影响，环保人士在河岸种植了深根草。
Political scientist Devon Marsh counters that term limits can increase certain forms of corruption by pushing out experienced officials and handing more relative power to unelected staff and lobbyists who possess institutional knowledge that new officials lack.
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Education researcher Owen Castillo counters that standardized tests largely reflect a student's socioeconomic background rather than the quality of instruction they received, since test-preparation resources are unevenly distributed.
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Political scientist Aditi Rao counters that ranked-choice voting can increase voter confusion and lower overall turnout, particularly among first-time and lower-income voters, potentially offsetting any polarization-reducing benefit with a participation cost.
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Which choice best defines “counter”?
D — To act in opposition; oppose.. “counter” means To act in opposition; oppose..
Which word means “To act in opposition; oppose.”?
C — counter. “counter” means To act in opposition; oppose..
counter — To act in opposition; oppose.. In Chinese: 反驳;对抗;抵消;相反的.
counter is pronounced //ˈkaʊntər//.
To counter the effects of soil erosion, the conservationists planted deep-rooted grasses along the riverbank. (为了抵消水土流失的影响，环保人士在河岸种植了深根草。)
oppose, resist, offset — all close in meaning to counter (To act in opposition; oppose.).
support, promote — each the opposite of counter (To act in opposition; oppose.).
Yes. counter is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
counter(对面,相反) → 站在对立面 → 对抗、反驳。