counter

英 ['kaʊntə] 美['kaʊntɚ]

serving in a shop or bank

站柜台；（在商店或银行）作服务员

by ordinary retail purchase, with no need for a prescription or licence

（不要处方或许可）直接购买

[as modifier]over-the-counter medicines.
非处方药。

(with reference to goods bought or sold) surreptitiously and typically illegally

（一般指非法的买卖）偷偷地；私下地

hard porn is legally banned, but still available under the counter.
赤裸裸的淫秽作品是明令禁止的，但仍可私下买到。
[as modifier]an under-the-counter deal.
偷偷摸摸的非法买卖。

(英)run or ride against the direction taken by a quarry

往相反方向追猎；背道而驰

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。