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count

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they count
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he / she / it counts
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past simple counted
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past participle counted
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-ing form counting
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    say numbers数数

  1.  
     [intransitive] to say numbers in the correct order（按顺序）数数
    • Billy can't count yet.比利还不会数数。🔊🔊
    • count (up) to something She can count up to 10 in Italian.她可以用意大利语数到 10。🔊🔊
    • count from something (to/up to something) to count from 1 to 10从 1 数到 10
    Extra Examples
    • He can now count from one to twenty.他现在可以从一数到二十。
    • We counted up to fifty, then set off to look for our friends.我们数了五十，然后出发去寻找我们的朋友。
    Topics Maths and measurementa2

    2. find total得到总数

  2.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to calculate the total number of people, things, etc. in a particular group计算（或清点）总数
    • count something (up) They're still counting votes in Texas.他们仍在德克萨斯州计票。
    • I can't count the number of times I've eaten there (= I've eaten there very many times).我无法计算在那儿吃饭的次数。
    • The diet is based on counting calories.这个饮食安排以热量统计为根据。🔊🔊
    • count (up) how many… She began to count up how many guests they had to invite.她开始计算他们得邀请多少位客人。🔊🔊
    • count from… There are twelve weeks to go, counting from today.从今天算起还有十二周的时间。
    Extra Examples
    • She carefully counted the remaining coins and put them to one side.她仔细地计算了剩余的硬币，并将它们放在一边。
    • We counted up our money.我们算了一笔钱。
    Topics Maths and measurementa2

    3. include包括

  3.  
     [transitive] count somebody/something to include somebody/something when you calculate a total把…算入；包括
    • We have invited 50 people, not counting the children.不算小孩，我们邀请了 50 人。🔊🔊
    • The tour guide was sure one person was missing from the group until she realized she had forgotten to count herself.导游确信一个人不见了，直到她意识到自己忘了数数。
    4.

    matter有重要性

  4.  
     [intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to be important重要 synonym matter
    • It is going to be a close election, so every vote counts.这将是一次紧密的选举，因此每一票都很重要。
    • Every point in this game counts.这场比赛每一分都很重要。🔊🔊
    • With our busy lives today we have less and less time for what really counts.今天我们忙碌的生活中，真正需要的时间越来越少。
    • It's the thought that counts (= used about a small but kind action or gift).贵在心意。🔊🔊
    • count for something The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him.她已道歉，但他认为这没有用。🔊🔊
    5.

    accept officially正式接纳

  5.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to be officially accepted; to accept something officially（被）正式接纳，正式认可
    • Don't go over that line or your throw won't count.别越过那条线，否则你的投掷就会被判无效。🔊🔊
    • The goal wouldn't have counted anyway, because the linesman's flag was up for offside.无论如何，这个目标不会算在内，因为巡边员的旗帜已经越位了。
    • The home team's manager protested that the run should count.主队经理抗议跑步应该计数。
    • count something Applications received after 1 July will not be counted.7 月 1 日以后收到的申请书将不予受理。🔊🔊
    6.

    consider认为

  6. [intransitive, transitive] to consider somebody/something in a particular way; to be considered in a particular way认为；看作；算作；被视为
    • count (somebody/something) as somebody/something For tax purposes that money counts/is counted as income.那笔钱算作收入，需要纳税。
    • count somebody/something/yourself among somebody/something I count him among my closest friends.我把他看作我最亲密的朋友之一。🔊🔊
    • count somebody/something/yourself + adj. I count myself lucky to have known him.和他相识，我觉得很幸运。🔊🔊
    • count somebody/something/yourself + noun She counts herself one of the lucky ones.她认为自己是一个幸运儿。🔊🔊
    • I count it a privilege to have served alongside him.我认为和他一起服务是一种荣幸。
    7. Word Originverb Middle English (as a noun): from Old French counte (noun), counter (verb), from the verb computare ‘calculate’, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’.
Idioms
…and counting
  1. used to say that a total is continuing to increase（总数）仍在继续增加
    • The movie's ticket sales add up to $39 million, and counting.这部电影的票房共 3 900 万元，还在继续上升。🔊🔊
be able to count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand
  1. used to say that the total number of somebody/something is very small屈指可数；寥寥无几
    • She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed being with.她真正喜欢与之交往的人屈指可数。
    • Although she knew lots of people, she could count her friends on the fingers of one hand.她认识很多人，但朋友却屈指可数。
count your blessings
  1. to be grateful for the good things in your life知足
count the cost (of something)
  1. to feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc.感受（错误、事故等造成的）不利后果
    • The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.这个镇未采取充分的防洪措施，现在尝到苦头了。🔊🔊
count sheep
  1. to imagine that sheep are jumping over a fence and to count them, as a way of getting to sleep数（假想中跳过栅栏的）羊以求入睡
don’t count your chickens (before they are hatched)
  1. (saying) you should not be too confident that something will be successful, because something may still go wrong不要蛋未孵化先数小鸡；别过早打如意算盘Topics Successc2
stand up and be counted
  1. to say publicly that you support somebody or you agree with something公开表示支持（或赞同）
    • Everyone needs to stand up and be counted in order to make them see the strength of our conviction.每个人都需要站起来并受到重视，以使他们看到我们坚定的信念。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
who’s counting?
  1. (informal) used to say that you do not care how many times something happens（表示不管发生多少次）谁在乎呢，管它呢
    • I've seen the film five times, but who's counting?这部电影我看了五遍，管它呢。

count

noun
 
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Idioms
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    total总数

  1.  
     [usually singular] an act of counting to find the total number of somebody/something数出总数；总数
    • If the election result is close, there will be a second count.如果选举结果很接近，将进行第二次计票。🔊🔊
    • The bus driver did a quick count of the empty seats.公共汽车司机很快地数了数空位。🔊🔊
    • by somebody's count By my count there are eight tracks here that aren't on the band's three albums.据我估计，这里有八首歌不在乐队的三张专辑中。
    see also body count, headcount
    Extra Examples
    • Our daily count of Web traffic tells us many people are visiting our site.每日网站流量盘点显示，有很多人访问我们的网站。
    • The vote count should be repeated.计票应该重来一遍。
    • We did a quick count of the children and there were none missing.我们很快地数了数孩子，一个都不少。
    Topics Maths and measurementb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • quick
    • daily
    • vote
    • …
    verb + count
    • do
    • have
    phrases
    • at the last count
    • at the latest count
    • for a count of
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    saying numbers数数

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     [usually singular] an act of saying numbers in order beginning with 1（按顺序的）数数，点数
    • count of… Raise your leg and hold for a count of ten.抬起一条腿，保持这一姿势，直至数到十。🔊🔊
    • He was knocked to the ground and stayed down for a count of eight (= in boxing).他被击倒在地，躺在地上直至数到八（拳击用语）。🔊🔊
    • The referee didn't even finish the count when he saw that Juarez was unable to continue.当裁判看到华雷斯无法继续时，裁判甚至还没有完成计数。
    • on a/the count of… On the count of three, take one step forward.数到三，就向前迈一步。
    see also standing count

    3. measurement度量

  3. [usually singular] (specialist) a measurement of the amount of something contained in a particular substance or area（某物质在某物或面积中）量的计数
    • a raised white blood cell count升高了的白血球数
    see also blood count, pollen count
    Extra Examples
    • Her white cell count has gone down again.她的白细胞计数又下降了。
    • an abnormally high white blood cell count高得不正常的白细胞计数
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • total
    • accurate
    • elevated
    • …
    verb + count
    • reduce
    • increase
    • keep
    • …
    count + verb
    • go up
    • increase
    • rise
    • …
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    4.

    crime罪行

  4. (law法律) a crime that somebody is accused of committing（被指控的）罪状，事项
    • They were found guilty on all counts.他们被判各项罪名成立。🔊🔊
    • to be charged with two counts of murder被控两项谋杀罪状
    • She appeared in court on three counts of fraud.她因三项诈骗罪而出庭受审。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • felony
    preposition
    • count of
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    5.

    in discussion/argument讨论；争论

  5. [usually plural] a point made during a discussion or an argument（讨论或争论的）论点，观点，问题，事项
    • I disagree with you on both counts.我对你的两个观点均不敢苟同。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2

    6. rank/title等级；头衔

  6. (in some European countries, but not the UK) a nobleman of high rank, similar to an earl in the UK伯爵（欧洲一些国家相当于英国 earl 的贵族封号）
    • Count Tolstoy托尔斯泰伯爵
    see also countess
    7. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (as a noun): from Old French counte (noun), counter (verb), from the verb computare ‘calculate’, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’. noun sense 6 late Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comes, comit- ‘companion, overseer, attendant’ (in late Latin ‘person holding a state office’), from com- ‘together with’ + it- ‘gone’ (from the verb ire ‘go’).
Idioms
at the last count
  1. according to the latest information about the numbers of something根据有关…数字的最新消息
    • She'd applied for 30 jobs at the last count.根据有关的最新消息她申请过 30 个职位。🔊🔊
    • At the last count she had 43 cats!根据最新数字统计，她有43只猫！
keep (a) count (of something)
  1. to remember or keep a record of numbers or amounts of something over a period of time（在一段时期内）记得数目，数得清，记录
    • Keep a count of your calorie intake for one week.把你一星期的卡路里摄入量记录下来。🔊🔊
lose count (of something)
  1. to forget the total of something before you have finished counting it数不清
    • I lost count and had to start again.我数着数着忘了，不得不又从头开始数。🔊🔊
    • She had lost count of the number of times she'd told him to be careful (= she could not remember because there were so many).她不知多少次告诉过他要小心。🔊🔊
    • I've lost count of the times I've heard that joke.那个笑话我不知道听过多少遍了。
out for the count (British English)
(North American English down for the count)
  1. (of a boxer拳击手) unable to get up again within ten seconds after being knocked down（被击倒后的十秒钟以内）无法再站立起来
  2. in a deep sleep熟睡；酣睡