| 单词 | count |
| 释义 | verb | noun countcount1 /kaʊnt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb 1FIND THE TOTAL [transitive] to calculate the total number of people or things in a group SYN count up: All the votes have been counted. I counted 14 motorcycles on my way in to work.2SAY NUMBERS [intransitive] to say numbers in order, one by one or in groups: The game teaches children to count in Spanish.count from/to Take a deep breath, and then count to ten.3BE ALLOWED [intransitive, transitive usually passive] to be allowed or accepted according to a standard, set of ideas, or set of rules, or to allow something in this way: If the ball is caught for the third out, the run doesn’t count.count (something) as something This money does not count as taxable income. Today’s session will be counted as overtime.count toward The course counts toward your final degree.4INCLUDE [transitive] to include someone or something in a total: Counting the helpers, about 60 people turned up. If you don’t count the teachers, there were 40 of us on the bus.5CONSIDER something [transitive] to consider someone or something in a particular way SYN consider: count somebody/something as something I think Mexico should be counted as part of Central America. You should count yourself lucky that you weren’t hurt.6IMPORTANT [intransitive] to be important or valuable: First impressions do count, so look your best at the interview.count for something/anything/nothing etc. His promises don’t count for much. We have to make our votes count.7...and counting used after a number or amount of time to say that it is continuing to increase: Total cost is $2.5 million and counting.8count the days/hours/minutes etc. to wait for something to happen, especially when you know when it will happen but you are impatient for it to happen: My daughter is already counting the days until Christmas.9count the cost (of something) to realize what you have lost as a result of something: Across the region farmers are counting the cost of the floods.10who’s counting? spoken used to say that you are not worried about the number of times something happens or how long something takes, etc.11I/you can count something on one hand spoken used to emphasize how small the number of something is: Ten years ago, you could count on one hand the number of people we knew with email.12don’t count your chickens (before they’re hatched) spoken used to say that you should not make plans that depend on something good happening, because it might not: You’ll probably get the job, but don’t count your chickens just yet.13count sheep to imagine a line of sheep jumping over a fence, one at a time, and count them as a way of making yourself go to sleep[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French conter, from Latin computare] → see also count your blessings at blessing (5)count against phrasal verb1count against somebody to be a disadvantage to someone in a particular situation: Will my lack of experience count against me?2count against something to reduce a total amount: Your days off sick do not count against your vacation allowance.count something ↔ down phrasal verb to count the number of days, minutes, etc. left until a particular moment or event: Robin is anxiously counting down the days until Jonathan arrives. → see also countdowncount somebody in phrasal verb informal to include someone in an activity: If you’re going rock climbing this weekend, you can count me in.count on somebody/something phrasal verb1to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation: I knew I could count on Maggie.count on doing something We’re all counting on winning this contract.count on somebody to do something You can count on me to take care of her. You might make money, but don’t count on it.2to expect someone to do something, or expect something to happen: He hadn’t counted on the fog.count on somebody/something doing something We didn’t count on so many people being on vacation.count out phrasal verb1count somebody out informal to not include someone in an activity: Well, you can count me out!2count somebody out to decide that someone or something is not important or worth considering: They’re the most improved team in the league – I wouldn’t count them out.3count something ↔ out to put things down one by one as you count them: Can you help me count out the ballots?count something ↔ up phrasal verb to calculate the total number of people or things in a group: Count up how many people checked “yes.” verb | noun countcount2 ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1TOTAL the process of counting, or the total that you get when you count things: The final count may exceed 2,000.count of an exact count of the injured At the last count (=the last and most recent time you counted), there were 82 people living on the island.2MEASUREMENT a measurement that shows how much of a substance is present in a place, area, etc. that is being examined: My cholesterol count was high.3lose count to forget a number you were calculating or a total you were trying to count: Be quiet – you made me lose count! I lost count after a hundred.4keep count to keep a record of the changing total of something over a period of time: Are you keeping count of how many people you’ve invited?5SAYING NUMBERS math the process of saying numbers starting from one and going up to a particular number: Hold your breath for a count of ten.6LAW one of the crimes that someone is charged with: Henderson pleaded guilty on one count of drunken driving. Davis was found not guilty on all counts.7on all/several/both etc. counts in every way or about everything, in several ways or about several things, etc.: He proved many people in Washington wrong on several counts.8be out/down for the count a)to be defeated: Many people felt he was down for the count and was considering bankruptcy. b)to be in a deep sleep c)if a boxer is out for the count, he or she has been knocked down for ten seconds or more9RANK/TITLE a European nobleman with a high rank: the Count of Monte Cristo |
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