counteract
[counterACT]
英 [ˌkaʊntər'ækt] 美 [ˌkaʊntər'ækt]
v.抵制；清除；中和；对抗
◉词源
Counteract（抵消）约17世纪早期进入英语，由前缀 counter-（相反、对抗）+ act（行动）构成。演变过程：从字面“反向行动”直接扩展为“中和、抵抗或削弱某种效果”的现代用法，常用于医学、化学或社会政策领域。前缀 counter-（相反，来自拉丁 contra “反对”）；词根 act-（行动，PIE ag- “驱动”）；后缀无（动词形式）。
◉外刊例句
① The New York Times, 2026:
The goal of the tariffs is to counteract China's dominance in critical minerals.
关税的目标是抵消中国在关键矿产上的主导地位。
② The Guardian, 2025:
This medicine can help counteract the side effects of chemotherapy.
这种药物可以帮助抵消化疗的副作用。
◉ Usage Examples
(1) We must counteract extremism in the party.
(2) They will counteract the effects of his bad influence.
(3) We must try to counteract the present current of anti-government feeling.
(4) One way to counteract hard water is by using a water softener.
(5) Our bodies produce antibodies to counteract disease.
(1) 我们应该抵制党内的极端主义。
(2) 他们要清除他的不良影响。
(3) 我们应该努力消除目前的这股反政府情绪。
(4) 中和硬水的方法是使用软水剂。
(5) 我们的身体能产生抗体以抵抗疾病。
◉柯林斯词典
1. [VERB 动词]抵制；抵消；抵抗 To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect. [V n]
① My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure...
我丈夫不得不吃几片药来降压。
② This event will counteract such trends.
这一事件将会削弱此类趋势
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