countermine

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
    — Normally the threat would have been dealt with by means of a counter-mine, but the tunnel was now far too close for that.
  2. An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
  3. A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.
    — Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine against contempt but terror.
    The New Arcadia
动词 v.
  1. To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
    — […] every gamester will agree how necessary it is to know exactly the play of another, in order to countermine him.
  2. to sap hostile mining. intransitive,transitive
    — […]so Fritz could sleep easily in his trench, so far as mines were concerned; and Fritz, confident in his Herr Professors, altogether neglected any attempt to counter-mine.

词形变化

countermines plural countermines present,singular,third-person countermining participle,present countermined participle,past countermined past

词源

词源 1
From counter- + mine.
词源 2
From counter- + mine.
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