0 to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect:
Drinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather.
1 to reduce or remove the effect of something by producing an opposite effect:
2 to take action to reduce the influence of something that may be harmful:
Taking into account the absence of counteracting pressure in the corona plasma, it is possible to expect it pinching onto the cold core plasma.
Their longings and their gratifications depend upon a level of oestrogen which is counteracted by the progestagens in all oral contraceptives.
The research team proposes a few key recommendations to counteract these problems.
Semi-structured and reliable methods of assessing insight counteract this problem to some extent, as does the use of relatively language-free tests such as card sorting.
He states that ' most languages seem to have this kind of economically representable grammars ', but also notes that articulatory and acoustic constraints counteract this tendency.
To counteract the continued inflow of calcium, horizontal cells are endowed with calcium-regulating mechanisms common to other neuronal types.
This armature current field counteracts the field produced by the magnets at certain stages of the motor operation.
In addition, the 'wealth effect' of transfers counteracts the 'freeing-up effect', which implies that per unit of subsidy fewer hectares of tropical forest are protected.
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抵消, 對抗, 減少…
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neutralizar…
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etkisiz hale getirmek, etkisizleştirmek, kötü etkilerini azaltmak…
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contrer, contrebalancer…
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