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coun·ter·vail AHD[koun'tər-vālʹ, kounʹtər-vāl'] D.J.[ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl, ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl]K.K.[ˌkaʊntɚˈvel, ˈkaʊntɚˌvel]v.（动词）coun.ter.vailed, coun.ter.vail.ing, coun.ter.vails v.tr.（及物动词）- To act against with equal force; counteract.用同等的力来反抗；抵消
- To compensate for; offset.补偿；抵消
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To act against an often detrimental influence or power.对抗：对抗一种通常有害的影响或力量
- Middle English countrevaillen 中古英语 countrevaillen
- from Old French contrevaloir contrevail- 源自 古法语 contrevaloir contrevail-
- contre- [counter-] contre- [反，逆]
- valoir [to be worth] from Latin valēre [to be strong] * see wal- valoir [值得] 源自 拉丁语 valēre [强壮] * 参见 wal-
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