coun·ter·check /-ˌʧɛk/
阻擋,妨礙,對抗方法(vt.)制止,防止,複查
Coun·ter·check v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterchecked p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking.] To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
Coun·ter·check n.
1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.
The system of checks and counterchecks. --J. H. Newton.
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countercheck
n 1: a check that restrains another check
2: something that checks the correctness of a previous check
[syn: double check]
v 1: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: counteract]
2: check a second time