来自count, 数，结帐。

1. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.

他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。

2. The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive.

军队现在似乎已经发起了反攻。

3. The shop assistant received me indifferently while leaning on a counter.

商店售货员靠在柜台上漫不经心地招呼我。

4. 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。

5. Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy.

该计划的很多内容与欧洲农业及环境方面的政策相冲突。