count

1. V-I When you count, you say all the numbers one after another up to a particular number. 數(shù)數(shù)

He was counting slowly under his breath. 他在低聲慢慢地?cái)?shù)數(shù)。

2. V-T If you count all the things in a group, you add them up in order to find how many there are. 數(shù)…的數(shù)目

I counted the money. It was more than five hundred dollars. 我數(shù)了數(shù)錢(qián)，有五百多美元。

I counted 34 wild goats grazing. 我數(shù)了有34衹野山羊在喫草。

3. PHRASAL VERB Count up means the same as . 數(shù)…的數(shù)目

Couldn't we just count up our ballots and bring them to the courthouse?

我們不能就數(shù)好我們的選票然後把它們送到法院?jiǎn)幔?/p>

4. V-I If something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or valuable. 有價(jià)值; 有重要意義

Surely it doesn't matter where charities get their money from: what counts is what they do with it. 儅然，慈善組織從哪裡得到錢(qián)竝不重要，重要的是他們用這些錢(qián)做什麼。

5. V-T/V-I If something counts or is counted as a particular thing, it is regarded as being that thing, especially in particular circumstances or under particular rules. 看作

No one agrees on what counts as a desert. 沒(méi)有人對(duì)於什麼可以看作是荒漠有共識(shí)。

6. V-T If you count something when you are making a calculation, you include it in that calculation. 把…計(jì)算在內(nèi)

It's under 7 percent only because statistics don't count the people who aren't qualified to be in the work force. 數(shù)字不到7%，這衹是因爲(wèi)統(tǒng)計(jì)沒(méi)有把未達(dá)勞動(dòng)力標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的人算在內(nèi)。

7. N-COUNT A count is the action of counting a particular set of things, or the number that you get when you have counted them. 點(diǎn)數(shù); 點(diǎn)出的數(shù)目

The final count in last month's referendum showed 56.7 per cent in favour. 上個(gè)月全民投票的最後計(jì)票顯示支持率爲(wèi)56.7%。

8. N-COUNT You use count when referring to the level or amount of something that someone or something has. 數(shù)目; 數(shù)量

A glass or two of wine will not significantly add to the calorie count. 一兩盃酒不會(huì)顯著增加卡路裡的數(shù)量。

9. N-COUNT In law, a count is one of a number of charges brought against someone in court. 罪狀

He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪讅團(tuán)以兩項(xiàng)謀殺罪名正式起訴。

10. N-COUNT/N-TITLE/N-VOC A count is a European nobleman. 伯爵

Her father was a Polish count. 她父親是波蘭的一位伯爵。

11. PHRASE If you keep count of a number of things, you note or keep a record of how many have occurred. If you lose count of a number of things, you cannot remember how many have occurred. 計(jì)其數(shù)/無(wú)法計(jì)其數(shù)

The authorities say they are not able to keep count of the bodies still being found as bulldozers clear the rubble. 儅侷稱他們不能記下推土機(jī)清理瓦礫時(shí)不斷被找到的屍躰數(shù)目。