亚洲网紅露点

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countervail

[ koun-ter-veyl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; offset.
  3. Archaic. to equal.


verb (used without object)

  1. to be of equal force in opposition; avail.

countervail

/ 藢ka蕣nt蓹藞ve瑟l; 藞ka蕣nt蓹藢ve瑟l /

verb

  1. whenintr, usually foll by against to act or act against with equal power or force
  2. tr to make up for; compensate; offset
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 耻苍顎卌辞耻苍路迟别谤路惫补颈濒别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of countervail1

1350鈥1400; Middle English contrevailen < Anglo-French countrevail-, tonic stem (subjunctive) of countrevaloir to equal, be comparable to < Latin phrase 肠辞苍迟谤腻 惫补濒脓谤别 to be of worth against (someone or something). See counter-, -valent
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of countervail1

C14: from Old French contrevaloir, from Latin 肠辞苍迟谤腻 惫补濒脓谤别, from 肠辞苍迟谤腻 against + 惫补濒脓谤别 to be strong
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Example Sentences

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The countervailing and anti-dumping duties, as these tariffs are known, vary between companies and the countries their products are made in.

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Some companies are moving their production into countries that are not on the anti-dumping or countervailing tax lists of the U.S.

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Constant sorrow coexists with countervailing strength and perseverance.

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That they, too, can claim reality is whatever they want it to be, and relish how much it "triggers" the liberals to keep insisting on a lie in the face of countervailing evidence.

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There are plenty of ways where the countervailing messages to push back on Trump's use of racism and sexism can become very painful for him and his campaign.

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