n.(名词)

1. [C]与对方地位相当的人,与另一方作用相当的物person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as sb/sth else

equivalentadj.等价的 相等的n.相等物

1. The secretary of state is the counterpart of the foreign minister.
   国务卿相当于外交部长。
2. The sale director phoned her counterpart in the other firm.
   这位销售主任给另一家公司的销售主任打电话。
3. Night is the counterpart of day.
   黑夜与白天相辅相成。
4. I racked my memory in vain for its counterpart in literature: perhaps you could think of one.
   我绞尽脑汁也想不出它在文学中的对等物，也许你可以想出一个。
5. It has no counterpart in the world.
   举世无双。
6. Each twin was the counterpart of the other.
   孪生子彼此酷似
7. The employer must sign the counterpart of the contract.
   雇主必须签署合同副本。