countervail
vt . 补偿,抵销
vi . 低销
补偿,抵销低销
countervail v 1 :
compensate for or counterbalance ; "
offset deposits and withdrawals " [
synonym : {
offset }, {
countervail }]
2 :
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions ; "
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues " [
synonym :
{
counteract }, {
countervail }, {
neutralize }, {
counterbalance }]
Countervail \
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n .
{
Countervailing }.] [
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contrevaloir ;
contre (
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valoir to avail ,
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L .
valere to be strong ,
avail .
See {
Vallant }.]
To act against with equal force ,
power ,
or effect ;
to thwart or overcome by such action ;
to furnish an equivalent to or for ;
to counterbalance ;
to compensate .
[
1913 Webster ]
Upon balancing the account ,
the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it . --
L '
Estrange .
[
1913 Webster ]
Countervail \
Coun "
ter *
vail `\ (
koun "
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r -
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l `),
n .
Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect ;
equal weight ,
strength ,
or value ;
equivalent ;
compensation ;
requital . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Surely ,
the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review . --
South .
[
1913 Webster ]
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
countervail ":
accommodate ,
adjust ,
amend ,
antagonize ,
atone for ,
balance ,
be antipathetic ,
be at cross -
purposes ,
be inimical ,
be opposed to ,
beat against ,
cancel ,
clash ,
collide ,
compensate ,
conflict ,
conflict with ,
confute ,
contradict ,
contrapose ,
contrast with ,
contravene ,
controvert ,
coordinate ,
correct ,
counter ,
counteract ,
counterattack ,
counterbalance ,
countercheck ,
counterpoise ,
counterpose ,
counterweigh ,
counterwork ,
cross ,
equalize ,
equate ,
equiponderate ,
even ,
even up ,
fit ,
foil ,
frustrate ,
go against ,
go counter to ,
integrate ,
interfere with ,
join the opposition ,
juxtapose in opposition ,
level ,
lock horns ,
make up ,
meet head -
on ,
militate against ,
not abide ,
offset ,
oppose ,
oppugn ,
outweigh ,
overcome ,
play at cross -
purposes ,
poise ,
proportion ,
protest ,
rectify ,
redeem ,
resist ,
run against ,
run counter to ,
set off ,
square ,
square up ,
strike a balance ,
surmount ,
swim upstream ,
take issue with ,
thwart ,
traverse ,
vote against ,
withstand ,
work against
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COUNTERVAIL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of COUNTERVAIL is to compensate for
COUNTERVAIL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com COUNTERVAIL definition: to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract See examples of countervail used in a sentence
COUNTERVAILING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary COUNTERVAILING meaning: 1 having equal force but an opposite effect: 2 having equal force but an opposite effect: Learn more
Countervail - definition of countervail by The Free Dictionary To act against an often detrimental influence or power [Middle English countrevaillen, from Old French contrevaloir, contrevail- : contre-, counter- + valoir, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots) ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
COUNTERVAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 2 meanings: 1 to act or act against with equal power or force 2 to make up for; compensate; offset Click for more definitions
countervail - Wiktionary, the free dictionary If [Wilfred] Owen preserves his youthful romanticism, or at least a shell of it, he uses it to countervail the horrifying scenes he describes, just as he poses his own youth against the age-old spectacle of men dying in pain and futility
countervail, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb countervail, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Countervail - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To countervail is to oppose something successfully To countervail is to counteract, counterbalance, or neutralize This verb is best known to us in the form of its participle countervailing, which gets far more time in the limelight as an adjective than countervail gets as a verb
Countervail Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Countervail definition: To act against with equal force; counteract
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