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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
counteract


coun·ter·act [counteract counteracts counteracted counteracting] BrE [ˌkaʊntərˈækt] NAmE [ˌkaʊntərˈækt] verb ~ sth
to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of sth
Syn: counter
These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension.
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Example Bank:
By pausing for a moment or two before speaking you will simply be counteracting a nervous tendency to rush headlong into everything.
She liked to keep busy all the time to counteract the feelings of uselessness that overcame her whenever she had nothing to do.
The thrust of the rocket engines counteracts gravity.

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