women’s shoe, like its male counterpart, is
specifically designed for the serious tennis player, •
ft,
coun ter point /'kauntapoint; NAmE-tarp-/ noun, verb m noun 1 [U] (music #) the combination of
two or more tunes played together to form a single piece of music Xf Xtf& ( ) SHU POLYPHONY: The
two melodies are played in counterpoint. j&M'i' ® ill „ — see also contrapuntal
2 [C] ~ (to sth) {music ft) a tune played in
combination with another one % ill 3 [U, C] (formal) a pleasing or
interesting contrast till ( )
(ft ft It: This work is in austere
counterpoint to that of Gaudi.
e verb [VN] ~ sth (with/against sth) (formal) to contrast sth with sth else; to form a
contrast with sth •••f^ft tt;
counterproductive /.kauntapra'dAktiv; NAmE-tarp-/ adj. [not usually before noun] having the opposite effect
to the one which was intended ^
— compare productive
,counter-,revo
lution noun [c, u] opposition to or violent
action against a government that came to power as a result of a revolution, in
order to destroy and replace it
,counter-, revo lu tion ary noun a person involved in a counter-revolution
^ ft T ► .counter-revolutionary adj.
coun tersign /'kauntasain; NAmE -tars-/ verb [VN] (technical A in) to sign a document that has already been
signed by another person, especially in order to show that it is valid 3/Efr,
§!] W, ( Xff )
coun-ter-sub-ject /'kauntasAbd3ikt; -d3ekt; NAmE -tor-1 noun (music ilf) a second theme (= tune) that is played with the main theme, especially
in a fugue ( ftTlft )XfM
coun ter sunk /'kauntasAqk; NAmE -tar-/ (BrE) (NAmE flat-head) adj. (technical Ain) (of a screw ^ It) that fits in a hole with
its top surface level with the surface of the material Tl A (ft
.counter-'tenor
noun a man who is trained to sing with a very
high voice; a male alto —
com
pare ALTO
,
counter-'terrorism noun [U]
action taken to prevent the activities of political groups who use violence to
try to achieve their aims ►
,counter-'terror-ist
adj.
coun-ter-top /'kaontatnp; NAmE 'kauntartaip/
noun
(NAmE) - worktop
coun-ter-vaii-ing /'kauntaveilirj; NAmE -tarv-/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) having an equal but opposite effect
ftnw; mm .
counterweight /'kauntaweit; NAmE -tarw-/ noun [usually sing.] =
counterbalance count-ess /‘kauntas; -es/ noun 1 a woman who has the rank of a count or an earl fc H 2
the wife of a count or an earl ifa gj-AA: the Earl and Countess of Rosebery ^#H6S{08IAAA
count-less /'kauntlas/
adj. [usually before noun] very many; too many to be
counted or mentioned ft; $StAJii$tlft; ticAiS-fft: Tve
warned her countless times.
o The
new treatment could save Emma’s life and the lives of countless others, IfTlftftfenJ <, — compare uncountable
'count noun noun (grammar i|f}&) a countable noun ^
coun tri fied /'kAntrifaid/ adj. (often disapproving) like the countryside or the people who
live there {$. £ T ift; $#TAift; ±M±^ift
COUn-tl*y On /'kAntri/ noun (pi. -ies)
1
[C] an area of land that has or used to have its own
government and laws HI; European countries gfc
0 leading
industrial countries 0
She didn’t know what life in a foreign country would be like. MXftlilftlll fft’&?S£-;l§ft'£,fto 0 It’s good to meet people from different
parts of the country.
2
[U] (often following an adjective & S.ffffi'&MfG) an area of land,
especially with particular physical features, suitable for a particular purpose
or connected with a particular person or people (
) ifeE, open/wooded, etc.
country $ HWiK 0 superb walking
country 0
Explore Thomas Hardy
country, •
^fVMMmiftitilEe —see also
backcountry 3 the country [sing.] the people of a country;
the nation as a whole
SYNONYMS
R&iRJIMf
country
landscape ♦
countryside ♦ terrain ♦ land * scenery
These
are all words for areas away from towns and cities, with fields, woods and
farms. R±#i^iftj0jzEr^
ana, west
country (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with
particular natural features ( the country ) Ata Aw l£(ft^T, Aft: She lives in the country. f££
F0
o an area of
wooded country MAUjui (ft Aft
landscape everything that you can see
when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country A ft :
This pattern
of
woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
countryside land
outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms j§Aft\ $ft Countryside is usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of
a country area.
countryside:
a little village in the French countryside AKA l'^ iftT
ft£
terrain (formal) land ufoo Terrain is
used when you are describing the natural
features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc.
terrain: The truck bumped its way over the rough
terrain.
land (usually the land) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in
towns and cities (Mft the land) *M?#«ffiftft#ft* Aft X AA: Many younger people are leaving
the land to find work in the cities. iA^T$2,£(ft APS^^JFA
ft3Jtttir*ttife.
scenery the natural features of an
area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are
attractive to look at ft R
ft : We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery. M]Alb
PfTFAWRto
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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hilly/mountainous/mountain/rough/wild/rugged
country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land/scenery
■
beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/
countryside/scenery
■
open/rolling country/landscape/countryside/
terrain/land
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rural/urban landscape/terrain/scenery
■
to conserve/preserve/protect/destroy the country/
landscape/countryside/land
a stretch of country/countryside/land