名複: counts
count1
vt.
- 計算,數They are counting the books they collected.
他們正在數收集來的書。
- 將……計算在內There are ten people, not counting the guide.
不包括嚮導,共有十人。
- 認為;看作[O8][O9][(+as/among)]You should count yourself fortunate in having good health.
你身體健康,這就算幸運了。
vi.
- 數,計數[(+to/up to)]
- 有重要意義,有價值[W]In sport what really counts is not the winning but the playing.
就運動而言,重要的不是贏,而是參與。
- 總計
n.[C]
- 計數;計算The count showed that twenty thousand votes had been cast.
統計表明已投票兩萬張。
- 總計,總數What's the exact count?
確切的總數是多少?
- 【律】(被控告的)罪狀He was found guilty on several counts.
他被發現犯有數種罪行。
- (拳賽中)數十秒
片語
count against
- 被認為對……不利Her past record counts against her.
她過去的經歷對她不利。
count for nothing/little
- 沒有價值Knowledge without common sense counts for nothing.
缺乏常識的知識是沒有價值的。
count in
- 把……算入If you're going for a picnic this weekend, count me in.
如果這個週末你們去野餐,把我也算上。
count on/upon
- 依靠;指望You can count on him to help.
你可以指望他幫忙。
count out
- 不把……算在內Please count me out from tomorrow's basketball match.
明天的籃球比賽請不要把我算在內。
- 一個個數出She counted out five $10 notes.
她點出五張十元的鈔票。
count up
- 算出……的總數Count up the figures, will you?
把這些數字加起來好嗎?
- 共計It will count up to a large amount.
總數將相當可觀。
keep count of
- 知道……確切的數目I've bought so many books this year that I can hardly keep count of them.
今年我買了很多很多書,連我自己也不知道到底有多少。
lose count of
- 不知道……確切的數目You seem to be losing count of days. It's Monday today.
你好像連日子也搞不清了。今天是星期一。
take count of
- 計……的數Let's begin to take count of the votes.
我們開始計算投票數吧。
衍生
a.
countable
ad.
countably
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
count1
v.
- determine the total number of.
- recite numbers in ascending order. ▸ (count down) recite or display numbers backwards to zero to indicate remaining time, especially before the launch of a rocket.▸ (count something out) take out items one by one, keeping a note of how many one takes.▸ (count someone out) complete a count of ten seconds over a fallen boxer to indicate defeat.▸ (count something out) Brit. procure the adjournment of the House of Commons when fewer than forty members are present.
- take into account; include. ▸ (count someone in or out) include (or not include) someone in a planned activity.
- regard or be regarded as possessing a quality or fulfilling a role: people she had counted as her friends.
- matter; be significant: it was the critics that counted.
- (count on/upon) rely on.
n.
- an act of counting. ▸the total determined by counting.▸a referee's count of up to ten seconds when a boxer is knocked down.
- a point for discussion or consideration. ▸Law a separate charge in an indictment.
- the measure of the fineness of a yarn or woven fabric.
Phrase
- count one's blessings
be grateful for what one has. - count the cost
calculate the consequences of a careless or foolish action. - count the days
(or hours)
be impatient for time to pass. - keep
(or lose)
count
take note of (or forget) the number or amount when counting. - out
(or N. Amer. also down)
for the count
Boxing defeated by being knocked to the ground and unable to rise within ten seconds.
Derivative
- countable adj.
- countably adv.
Etymology
ME (as n.): from OFr. counte (n.), counter (v.), from L. computare (see compute).
count2
n.
a foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.Derivative
- countship n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. conte, from L. comes, comit- ‘companion, overseer, attendant’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》