单词	recount
释义	recount1 verbrecount2 noun recountre‧count1 /rɪˈkaʊnt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINrecount1 Origin: 1400-1500 Old North French reconter, from conter ‘to tell, count’ Verb Table VERB TABLE recount Simple Form Present I, you, we, they recount he, she, it recounts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they recounted Present perfect I, you, we, they have recounted he, she, it has recounted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had recounted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will recount Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have recounted Continuous Form Present I am recounting he, she, it is recounting you, we, they are recounting Past I, he, she, it was recounting you, we, they were recounting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been recounting he, she, it has been recounting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been recounting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be recounting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been recounting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "The plane dropped slowly," passenger Ken Argos recounted. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A modern Roman Catholic authority recounts a story which brings them up to the fourth century - the time of Constantine. Brady recounts in a recent interview. But Menem later reacted with displeasure to a Vanity Fair article by Madonna in which she recounted the hectic process of filming. Mandylor, also a writer, wears black fingerless gloves and broods magnificently while recounting stories of orgiastic dances in St-Tropez. Resnick has written two books recounting Simpsons alleged mistreatment of his wife, who believed that he eventually would kill her. This mildly picaresque novel recounts a boy's flight from prep school to an eventful weekend in New York. What is so bad in recounting our experiences, cultures, dreams and visions in our own anecdotal fashion? Would seeing a re-run of the incident, as he had recounted it, help Terry Gill to a firmer conclusion? Thesaurus THESAURUS► tell to give someone information by speaking or writing to them: · She wrote to tell me she was getting married.· Can you tell us where the nearest garage is? ► let somebody know especially spoken to tell someone something when you know more about it: · Let me know your new address as soon as you can.· Let us know what happens at the interview. ► pass a message on to somebody (also pass it on informal) to tell another person the information that has been told to you: · She’s with a client at the moment, but I’ll pass the message on to her.· If I get any news, I’ll pass it on. ► brief to give someone all the necessary information about a situation, so that they can do their work: · Police officers were briefed before going out to arrest the suspects. ► relate formal to tell someone about something that happened to you or to someone else: · One girl related a story about a friend who had accidentally become pregnant. ► recount formal to tell someone about a series of events: · The guide recounted the history of the castle, from the 1300s onwards. ► bring something to somebody’s attention to tell someone about something that they did not know about, but which they need to know about: · I wanted to bring the matter to your attention.· She was the first person to study the effects of pesticides, and to bring them to people’s attention. ► fill somebody in informal to tell someone about things that have happened recently, especially at work: · Can you fill Robert in on the progress we’ve made while he’s been on holiday? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► how · He mentioned the goal but I don't remember recounting how it took happened.· Prosecutor Greg Jacobs called on each woman to recount how she had suffered during and after an attack by Davis.· Their relations were always cordial and, in his memoirs, Hedilla recounts how they often talked of politics. NOUN► event · He came to see her every evening and asked her to recount the events of that day.· The stories themselves do not, however, recount an exceptional event, indeed they seldom focus on a single event at all.· The others, however, told their anecdotes with no moral comment whatsoever, even though they had to recount some hair-raising events.· Mandisa alternates between recounting the events on the day of the crime and remembering the past in a series of flashbacks. ► experience · What is so bad in recounting our experiences, cultures, dreams and visions in our own anecdotal fashion?· It featured a series of comedy skits and a half-dozen songs, all loosely recounting the colonial experience.· Then get him to recount his experiences and suggestions to the church council.· Teacher after teacher recounted similar experiences at all grade levels.· Don Bradbury recounts experiences and passes on some tips. ► history · Having recounted this history, Lanfranc mentioned that there were professions of obedience to Canterbury, all testifying to its primatial position. ► story · One of them looked at her as if she were mad as she recounted the story.· He is enjoying recounting this story.· With great relish he would recount the story of how he had surprised Branson one morning outside his house in Denbigh Terrace.· Then he recounted a personal story he must have repeated a hundred times before.· Will recounts a story about Carol Jung, a contemporary of Freud and one of the fathers of modern psychoanalysis.· Witness after witness recounted stories of vanished fortunes and the hopeless struggle for recognition of their rightful claims.· A modern Roman Catholic authority recounts a story which brings them up to the fourth century - the time of Constantine.· Mandylor, also a writer, wears black fingerless gloves and broods magnificently while recounting stories of orgiastic dances in St-Tropez. ► tale · Certainly, he seemed strangely quiet and bemused as he recounted the extraordinary tale.· They saw a sometimes remorseful, if inarticulate and profane, Davis recount his now-familiar tale of killing 12-year-old Polly.· So far he hasn't had too many problems but doubtless he could recount some interesting tales!· I spend a lot of time recounting tales of woe from friends and readers, but this one is my own. Word family WORD FAMILYnouncountrecountcounteradjectivecountable ≠ uncountablecountlessverbcountrecount formal to tell someone a story or describe a series of eventsrecount how/what Alan recounted how he and Joyce had met.► see thesaurus at tell recount1 verbrecount2 noun recountre‧count2 /ˈriːkaʊnt/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINrecount2 Origin: 1800-1900 re- + count Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Opponents demanded a recount. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A hand recount across Florida, he said, might be acceptable. Al Gore successfully sought recounts in the four counties most favourable to him. But what if the recount in Florida does go Gore's way? Democrats say the errors suggest a manual recount would show that Gore won Florida. I am still trying to get them to do the recount. In a press conference, Bush supporters used the strongest language so far to impugn the legitimacy of the continued Florida recounts. The swing to Gore in the recounts in Broward and hapless Palm Beach counties helped cement the party too. Wilder narrowly defeated his Republican opponent in November 1989, his 6,700-vote victory being confirmed only after a recount. word sets WORD SETS► Voting abstain, verbabstention, nounadopt, verbballot, nounballot box, nounballot paper, nounblackball, verbby-election, nouncasting vote, nouncloture, nounconstituency, nounconstituent, noundeliver, verbdeposit, noundeselect, verbdisenfranchise, verbdisfranchise, verbdivision, noundoorstep, verbdream ticket, nounelect, verbelection, nounelectioneering, nounelective, adjectiveelector, nounelectoral, adjectiveelectoral register, nounelectorate, nounenfranchise, verbexit poll, nounfloating voter, nounfranchise, noungeneral election, nounhung parliament, nounlobby, nounmajority, nounmotion, nounno, nounoff-year, nounopen primary, nounoutvote, verboverall majority, nounplebiscite, nounplurality, nounpocket veto, nounpoint of order, nounpoll, nounpolling, nounpolling booth, nounpolling day, nounpolling station, nounpollster, nounPR, nounprimary, nounprimary election, nounproportional representation, nounpsephology, nounrecount, nounre-elect, verbreferendum, nounresolution, nounresolve, verbreturn, verbreturning officer, nounrig, verbrun, verbrun-off, nounscrutineer, nounshow of hands, nounslate, nounsplit ticket, nounspoil, verbsponsor, nounsponsor, verbstalking horse, nounstraight ticket, nounstraw poll, nounstronghold, nounsuffrage, nountactical voting, nounteller, nounthree-line whip, nounvote, verbvote of censure, nounvote of confidence, nounvote of no confidence, nounvoter, nounvoting machine, nounward, nounwrite-in, nounX, nounyea, nounyes, noun Word family WORD FAMILYnouncountrecountcounteradjectivecountable ≠ uncountablecountlessverbcountrecount a second count of votes that happens in an election because the result was very close—recount /riːˈkaʊnt/ verb [transitive]
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