counter-attack
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they counter-attack | |
he / she / it counter-attacks | |
past simple counter-attacked | |
past participle counter-attacked | |
-ing form counter-attacking |
- counter-attack (somebody)
to make an attack in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument synonym retaliateTopics Opinion and argumentc2, War and conflictc2(在战争、体育运动或争论中)反攻,反击