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countervail vt. 補償,抵銷
vi. 低銷 補償,抵銷低銷 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 \ Coun` ter* vail"\ ( koun` t? r- v? l"), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Countervailed} (- v? ld); p. pr. & vb. n. { Countervailing}.] [ OF. contrevaloir; contre ( L. contra) valoir to avail, fr. 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" t? r- v? 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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