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counteract

🇬🇧 UK/.kauntә'rækt/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To reduce or neutralize the effect of something by acting against it.

抵消,对抗,中和(某事物的影响)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
counteragainst, in return
+
actdo, act, drive
=counteract

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The antidote helps counteract the effects of the poison.

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