count

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

He was counting slowly under his breath. 他在低声慢慢地数数。

2. V-T If you count all the things in a group, you add them up in order to find how many there are. 数…的数目

I counted the money. It was more than five hundred dollars. 我数了数钱，有五百多美元。

I counted 34 wild goats grazing. 我数了有34只野山羊在吃草。

3. PHRASAL VERB Count up means the same as . 数…的数目

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

我们不能就数好我们的选票然后把它们送到法院吗？

4. V-I If something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or valuable. 有价值; 有重要意义

Surely it doesn't matter where charities get their money from: what counts is what they do with it. 当然，慈善组织从哪里得到钱并不重要，重要的是他们用这些钱做什么。

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. 没有人对于什么可以看作是荒漠有共识。

6. V-T If you count something when you are making a calculation, you include it in that calculation. 把…计算在内

It's under 7 percent only because statistics don't count the people who aren't qualified to be in the work force. 数字不到7%，这只是因为统计没有把未达劳动力标准的人算在内。

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. 点数; 点出的数目

The final count in last month's referendum showed 56.7 per cent in favour. 上个月全民投票的最后计票显示支持率为56.7%。

8. N-COUNT You use count when referring to the level or amount of something that someone or something has. 数目; 数量

A glass or two of wine will not significantly add to the calorie count. 一两杯酒不会显著增加卡路里的数量。

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

He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名正式起诉。

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

Her father was a Polish count. 她父亲是波兰的一位伯爵。

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. 计其数/无法计其数

The authorities say they are not able to keep count of the bodies still being found as bulldozers clear the rubble. 当局称他们不能记下推土机清理瓦砾时不断被找到的尸体数目。