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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++count1 /kaʊnt/ ●●● S2 W3 verb 1 COUNT/CALCULATEfind the total 得出总数 [transitive] (also count up) to calculate the total number of things or people in a group 计数，点数目 I was amazed at the number of plants – I counted 147. 我对植物的数量之多感到惊讶，我数了有147棵。count (up) how many Count up how many ticks are in each box. 数一下每个方格里有多少打记号。2 COUNT/CALCULATEsay numbers 数数 [intransitive] (also count up) to say numbers in order, one by one or in groups 〔按顺序〕数数count to Sarah can count up to five now. 萨拉现在能数到五了。count by twos/fives etc It’s quicker to count by tens (=saying 10,20,30 ...). 十个十个地数快一些。3 LET/ALLOWbe allowed 得到许可 [intransitive, transitive] to be allowed or accepted, or to allow or accept something, according to a standard, set of ideas, or set of rules 算数；被允许；被接受 A linesman had his flag up so the kick did not count. 巡边员举起了旗，因此这一脚进球无效。count as Locally produced sales by American firms in Japan do not count as exports. 美国公司在日本当地的产销量不能算作出口。 Today’s session is counted as training, so you will get paid. 今天的课算作培训，所以你们会拿到工资。count towards Results from the two rounds count towards championship points. 这两轮比赛的结果计入锦标赛的得分。4 INCLUDEinclude 包括 [transitive] to include someone or something in a total 把…计算在内；包括 There are more than two thousand of us, not counting the crew. 我们有两千多人，不包括工作人员在内。count somebody/something among something I count Jules and Ady among my closest friends. 我把朱尔斯和埃迪算作我最亲密的朋友。5 consider STH 考虑某事 [transitive] to consider someone or something in a particular way 看作，算作，认为count somebody/something as something I don’t count him as a friend anymore. 我不再把他看作朋友。 You should count yourself lucky that you weren’t hurt. 你没受伤，应该觉得自己很幸运。6 IMPORTANTimportant 重要的 [intransitive not in progressive] to be important or valuable 重要；有价值 First impressions really do count. 第一印象真的很重要。count for His promises don’t count for much. 他的承诺没多大用。 His overseas results count for nothing. 他在海外的成绩毫无用处。7 I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand spokenFEW/NOT MANY used to emphasize how small the number of something is 某人/某事屈指可数 The number of cougar attacks on humans can be counted on the fingers of one hand. 美洲狮袭击人的事屈指可数。8 don’t count your chickens (before they’re hatched) EXPECT spoken used to say that you should not make plans that depend on something good happening, because it might not 不要指望过早，如意算盘别打得太早 I wouldn’t count your chickens, Mr Vass. I’ve agreed to sign the contract, but that’s all. 瓦斯先生，我可不会像你这样高兴得太早。我是同意签合同了，但仅此而已。9. count your blessings spoken used to tell someone to be grateful for the good things in their life 〔告诉某人对生活中的好事〕要知足，要感恩10 be counting (down) the minutes/hours/days to be waiting eagerly for something to happen 数着时间等待11 count the cost SUFFERto start having problems as a result of your earlier decisions or mistakes 〔由于先前的决定或错误而〕开始付出代价，尝到苦头12 who’s counting? DON'T CAREused to say that you are not worried about the number of times something happens – often used humorously 谁会去数？谁在乎次数？〔常为幽默用法〕13 and counting especially spoken used to say that an amount is continuing to increase 而且还在增加14. count sheep to imagine a line of sheep jumping over a fence, one at a time, and count them as a way of getting to sleep 数绵羊〔帮助入睡的办法〕15 count somebody in phrasal verb INCLUDEto include someone in an activity 把〔某人〕计算在内16 count on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb 17 count somebody/something out phrasal verb → stand up and be counted at stand1(5), → it’s the thought that counts at thought2(12)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
count• Authorities counted 50 traffic deaths over the holiday weekend.• But the man who approached Mitchell in the bathroom was not to be counted among them.• The game teaches children to count and do simple addition and subtraction.• Every minute counts, as buses and more buses pull into place in the line.• So, for example, if wine is being checked, it can be counted by the case or by the bottle.• Most children know how to count by the time they start kindergarten.• These are tiny freedoms, and if a woman enjoys being part of a couple, they should count for nothing.• The computer can count how many words there are in a document you've written.• He hugged the banister, counting its bar-like wooden rods until he reached the turn where it met the wall.• They also count on $ 10 million in tax increment financing via the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.• Counting playoff games, the Warriors have won 8 of the 9 games they've played against Utah.• First impressions do count, so look your best at the interview.• I nodded and counted to a hundred a second time instead.• Shut your eyes, count to twenty, then come and find us.• When Alice arrived home, she counted what she had.count (up) how many• You might be surprised to hear it is difficult to count how many.• Every day I lay there and repeated an exercise of counting how many branches on the tree outside I could make out.• On his fingers George Grindal counted how many of the Chapter in that procession had bald heads naked to the same extent.• I sat down with the Financial Times and tried to count how many people were actually smoking underneath no-smoking signs.• She started to count how many people, who might not confess it in simple language, were relieved MacQuillan had gone.• Tam had taken to counting how many posts were already in, and how many were left to do.• Some count how many software programs are sold.• When you've completed the questionnaire, you will need to count up how many ticks are in each box.count to• Take a deep breath, count to ten and then breathe out.count as• Your sculpture class counts as a Humanities credit.not counting• His preaching was carried on more than 3,000 stations not counting cable.• Here are 763, not counting notes and index.• At the time he was not counting on a schoolteacher to floor him by marrying his only daughter, his only child.• We are not counting on or including in our financial plan anything but baseball.• A 250-bedroom extension to the Excelsior will increase total capacity to 1,576 rooms not counting Skyway's 450 rooms.• About ten thousand people were moved out, not counting the ones who owned small businesses along the edge.• The Church is made up of countable people and there is nothing particularly spiritual in not counting them.count ... lucky• In their grief, they privately counted themselves lucky.• Most of the conservationists counted themselves lucky.• They're expected to be allowed home tomorrow, counting themselves very lucky.• We were preparing television programmes on laboratory work when most teachers counted themselves lucky if there was any chalk available.• Count yourself lucky, Mr Thaw, that people want to stop and look at you.• Meredith counted herself lucky to catch a space in the car park behind the supermarket as some other shopper pulled out.• He counts himself lucky to have avoided being shot.• Some shade trees provide their own winter show, and gardeners should count themselves lucky to have them.count for nothing• If it does not stand as a moral example to the followers of the Church, it counts for nothing.• In the world of trade and realpolitik, it counts for nothing.• Not unexpectedly for our primary participants, what the teachers seem to think counts for nothing.• These are tiny freedoms, and if a woman enjoys being part of a couple, they should count for nothing.• Expertise and experience count for nothing if a fighter isn't mentally prepared before he enters the ring.• All her discoveries seemed to count for nothing if he didn't care.• This weekend's results, of course, will count for nothing in the Olympics.• A stance that helped the poor and promoted growth, it said, counted for nothing without a strong anti-corruption strategy.count2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1 total 合计COUNT/CALCULATE the process of counting, or the total that you get when you count things 计算；总数2 measurement 计量AMOUNT a measurement that shows how much of a substance is present in a place, area etc that is being examined 〔经计算某物存在于某空间的〕数字，计数3 lose count COUNT/CALCULATEto forget a number you were calculating or a total you were trying to count 数忘了；数不清4 keep count COUNT/CALCULATEto keep a record of the changing total of something over a period of time 〔在一段时间内〕记录变化的数字5 on all/several/both etc counts WAY/MANNERin every way, in several ways etc 各个/几个/双方面等6 at the last count NOWaccording to the latest information about a particular situation 根据最新统计数字7 be out for the count 8 SCClaw 法律 technical one of the crimes that someone is charged with 〔被指控的〕罪状，罪名，事项9. rank/title 等级/头衔PG a European nobleman with a high rank 伯爵〔欧洲贵族的称号〕n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + count a rough count (=not exact)I made a rough count of the houses in the street.a quick countAccording to my quick count, there were 15.a head count (=of how many people are present)Make sure you do a head count before the children get back on the bus.a word/page count (=of how many words or pages there are)Your computer can do an automatic word count.a traffic count (=of how many vehicles pass through a place)We went to the main road at 9 am to begin our traffic count.verbsdo/make a countI looked at the report and did a quick page count.Examples from the Corpus
count• Stretch up gently for 10 counts holding each count for 1 second.• Hold each position for 2 counts.• He faces a count of second-degree murder in the Nov. 10 shooting death of Brad Hansen, also 13.• My cholesterol count was a little high.• We've seen over 65 patients today, but we don't have an exact count.• Ms. Henderson said the final count may exceed 2,000.• Henderson pleaded guilty on one count of drunken driving.• High pollen counts and air conditioners may worsen allergies.• Hold for a slow count of 4.• The scoreboards kept the fans posted as to the ball-and-strike count and the number of outs.• the Count of Monte Cristo• In articulating life as a chameleon on a rocky mirror, Vernadsky committed heresy on two counts.pollen count• It was July and the pollen count was high.• At the start of the season sufferers usually begin to experience problems when the pollen count reaches 50.• When the pollen count is high, keep doors and windows shut and stay inside.count of theft/burglary/murder etc• Mr Atkins was charged on four specimen counts of theft.• Facts: pleaded guilty to three counts of theft and five counts of damaging property.• Street is also charged with two counts of theft.Origin count1 (1300-1400) Old French conter, from Latin computare; → COMPUTE count2 1. (1300-1400) Old French conte, from conter; → COUNT12. (1300-1400) Old French conte, from Latin comes “person you are with, member of the emperor's court”, from com- ( → COM-) + ire “to go”count1 verb →10-17
count2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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count1 S2 W3 /kaʊnt/ 
verb
I was amazed at the number of plants – I counted 147.
count (up) how many
Count up how many ticks are in each box.
2. SAY NUMBERS [intransitive] (also count up) to say numbers in order, one by one or in groups
count to
Sarah can count up to five now.
count by twos/fives etc
It’s quicker to count by tens (=saying 10, 20, 30 ...).
3. BE ALLOWED [intransitive and transitive] to be allowed or accepted, or to allow or accept something, according to a standard, set of ideas, or set of rules:
A linesman had his flag up so the kick did not count.
count as
Locally produced sales by American firms in Japan do not count as exports.
Today’s session is counted as training, so you will get paid.
count towards
Results from the two rounds count towards championship points.
4. INCLUDE [transitive] to include someone or something in a total:
There are more than two thousand of us, not counting the crew.
count somebody/something among something
I count Jules and Ady among my closest friends.
5. CONSIDER SOMETHING [transitive] to consider someone or something in a particular way
count somebody/something as something
I don’t count him as a friend any more.
You should count yourself lucky that you weren’t hurt.
6. IMPORTANT [intransitive not in progressive] to be important or valuable:
First impressions really do count.
count for
His promises don’t count for much.
His overseas results count for nothing.
7. I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand spoken used to emphasize how small the number of something is:
The number of cougar attacks on humans can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
8. don’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:
I wouldn’t count your chickens, Mr Vass. I’ve agreed to sign the contract, but that’s all.
9. count your blessings spoken used to tell someone to be grateful for the good things in their life
10. be counting (down) the minutes/hours/days to be waiting eagerly for something to happen:
I'm counting the days until I see you again.
11. count the cost to start having problems as a result of your earlier decisions or mistakes:
We’re now counting the cost of not taking out medical insurance.
12. who’s counting? used to say that you are not worried about the number of times something happens – often used humorously:
Apparently the next Star Trek film (number six, but who’s counting?) will definitely be the last.
13. and counting especially spoken used to say that an amount is continuing to increase:
At eight days and counting, this is the longest strike so far.
14. count sheep to imagine a line of sheep jumping over a fence, one at a time, and count them as a way of getting to sleep
⇨ stand up and be counted at stand1(5), ⇨ it’s the thought that counts at thought2(12)
▪ calculate formal to find out an amount, price, or value by adding numbers together: The students calculated the cost of printing 5000 copies of their book.
▪work out to calculate something. Work out is less formal than calculate, and is more common in everyday English: You need to work out how much you will need to borrow.
▪figure out (also figure American English) informal to calculate an amount: We still haven't figured out how much it's all going to cost. | the method for figuring welfare payments
▪count to find out the total number of things or people in a group by looking at each one and adding them all together: The teacher counted the children as they got on the bus.
▪total (also total up ) to add a number of things together to get a final number: Once the scores have been totaled, we will announce the winner. | Okay, now let's total up who had the most points.
▪quantify formal to say how much something costs, how much of it there is, how serious or effective it is etc: I think it's difficult to quantify the cost at the moment, for a variety of reasons. | How do you quantify the benefits of the treatment? | a reliable method for quantifying the amount of calcium in the blood
▪assess formal to calculate what the value or cost of something is, or decide how good, bad etc something is: The value of the paintings was assessed at $20 million. | They are still assessing the damage. | We need to have a better way of assessing students' progress.
▪estimate to guess an amount, price, or number as exactly as you can, based on the knowledge you have: The police department estimates that the number of violent crimes will decrease by 2%.
▪put a figure on something to say what you think the exact total amount or value of something is, especially when it is a lot: It's hard to put a figure on it, but the final cost is likely to be over £225 million. | The company has refused to put a figure on its losses.
▪project to calculate what an amount will be in the future, using the information you have now: The company projects sales of $4 million this year.
count somebody in phrasal verb
to include someone in an activity:
When the game gets started, you can count me in.
count on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb
1. to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation:
You can count on me.
With luck, you might cover your costs, but don’t count on it.
count on (somebody/something) doing something
We’re all counting on winning this contract.
They were counting on him not coming out of hospital.
count on somebody/something to do something
You can count on Dean to ruin any party.
2. to expect something:
The presence of Paula was one thing he hadn’t counted on.
count on (somebody/something) doing something
We didn’t count on so many people being on vacation.
count somebody/something out phrasal verb
1. to not include someone or something in an activity:
I’m sorry, you’ll have to count me out tonight.
2. to decide that someone or something is not important or worth considering:
I wouldn’t count him out. If anybody can make a comeback, he can.
3. count something ↔ out to put things down one by one as you count them:
The teller counted out ten $50 bills.
count2 noun [countable]
Language: Old French
Origin: conte, from Latin comes 'person you are with, member of the emperor's court', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + ire 'to go'1. TOTAL the process of counting, or the total that you get when you count things:
Hold your breath for a count of ten.
2. MEASUREMENT a measurement that shows how much of a substance is present in a place, area etc that is being examined:
The pollen count is high today.
3. lose count to forget a number you were calculating or a total you were trying to count
lose count of
There have been so many accidents here, the police have lost count of them.
4. keep count to keep a record of the changing total of something over a period of time
keep count of
I never manage to keep count of what I spend on my credit card.
5. on all/several/both etc counts in every way, in several ways etc:
It was important that they secured a large and widespread audience. They failed on both counts.
6. at the last count according to the latest information about a particular situation:
At the last count, I had 15 responses to my letter.
7. be out for the count
a. to be in a deep sleep
b. if a boxer is out for the count, he has been knocked down for ten seconds or more
8. LAW technical one of the crimes that someone is charged with:
Davis was found not guilty on all counts.
count of theft/burglary/murder etc
He was charged with two counts of theft.
9. RANK/TITLE a European nobleman with a high rank
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + count
▪a rough count (=not exact) I made a rough count of the houses in the street.
▪a quick count According to my quick count, there were 15.
▪a head count (=of how many people are present) Make sure you do a head count before the children get back on the bus.
▪a word/page count (=of how many words or pages there are) Your computer can do an automatic word count.
▪a traffic count (=of how many vehicles pass through a place) We went to the main road at 9 am to begin our traffic count.
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▪do/make a count I looked at the report and did a quick page count.
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verb Word Family: noun: count, recount, counter; verb: count, recount; adjective: countable ≠ uncountable, countless
1. FIND THE TOTAL [transitive] (also count up) to calculate the total number of things or people in a group: count (up) how many
2. SAY NUMBERS [intransitive] (also count up) to say numbers in order, one by one or in groups
count to
count by twos/fives etc
3. BE ALLOWED [intransitive and transitive] to be allowed or accepted, or to allow or accept something, according to a standard, set of ideas, or set of rules:
count as
count towards
4. INCLUDE [transitive] to include someone or something in a total:
count somebody/something among something
5. CONSIDER SOMETHING [transitive] to consider someone or something in a particular way
count somebody/something as something
6. IMPORTANT [intransitive not in progressive] to be important or valuable:
count for
7. I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand spoken used to emphasize how small the number of something is:
8. don’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:
9. count your blessings spoken used to tell someone to be grateful for the good things in their life
10. be counting (down) the minutes/hours/days to be waiting eagerly for something to happen:
11. count the cost to start having problems as a result of your earlier decisions or mistakes:
12. who’s counting? used to say that you are not worried about the number of times something happens – often used humorously:
13. and counting especially spoken used to say that an amount is continuing to increase:
14. count sheep to imagine a line of sheep jumping over a fence, one at a time, and count them as a way of getting to sleep
⇨ stand up and be counted at stand1(5), ⇨ it’s the thought that counts at thought2(12)
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count somebody in phrasal verb
to include someone in an activity:
count on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb
1. to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation:
count on (somebody/something) doing something
count on somebody/something to do something
2. to expect something:
count on (somebody/something) doing something
count somebody/something out phrasal verb
1. to not include someone or something in an activity:
2. to decide that someone or something is not important or worth considering:
3. count something ↔ out to put things down one by one as you count them:
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noun [countable] Word Family: noun: count, recount, counter; verb: count, recount; adjective: countable ≠ uncountable, countless
Sense 9
Date: 1300-1400Language: Old French
Origin: conte, from Latin comes 'person you are with, member of the emperor's court', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + ire 'to go'
2. MEASUREMENT a measurement that shows how much of a substance is present in a place, area etc that is being examined:
3. lose count to forget a number you were calculating or a total you were trying to count
lose count of
4. keep count to keep a record of the changing total of something over a period of time
keep count of
5. on all/several/both etc counts in every way, in several ways etc:
6. at the last count according to the latest information about a particular situation:
7. be out for the count
a. to be in a deep sleep
b. if a boxer is out for the count, he has been knocked down for ten seconds or more
8. LAW technical one of the crimes that someone is charged with:
count of theft/burglary/murder etc
9. RANK/TITLE a European nobleman with a high rank
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trust to believe that sb is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that sth is true or correct 指相信、信任、信赖 ：◆ You can trust me not to tell anyone. 你可以相信我不会跟任何人讲。 ◆ Don't trust what you read in the newspapers! 别相信你在报纸上读到的！ depend on/upon sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/could/could not ) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct（常与 can/cannot/could/could not 连用）指相信、信赖、指望 ：◆ He was the sort of person you could depend on. 他是你可以信赖的人。 ◆ Can you depend on her version of what happened? 你相信她对所发生事情的描述吗？ rely on/upon sb/sth (used especially with can/cannot/could/could not andshould/should not ) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct or good enough（尤与 can/cannot/could/could not 和 should/should not 连用）指信任、信赖 ：◆ Can I rely on you to keep this secret? 我能相信你会保守这个秘密吗？ ◆ You can't rely on any figures you get from them. 你不能相信从他们那儿得到的任何数据。
trust, depend or rely on/upon sb/sth? 用 trust、depend 还是 rely on/upon sb/sth？
count on sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/could/could not ) to be sure that sb will do what you need them to do, or that sth will happen as you want it to happen（常与 can/cannot/could/could not 连用）指可信赖、依靠、指望（某人做某事）、确信（某事会发生） ：◆ I'm counting on you to help me. 我就靠你帮我啦。 ◆ We can't count on the good weather lasting. 我们不能指望这样好的天气会持久。 believe in sb to feel that you can trust sb and/or that they will be successful 指信赖、信任、相信某人会成功 ：◆ They need a leader they can believe in. 他们需要一个可以信赖的领导。
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to trust/depend on/rely on/count on sb/sth to do sth to trust/believe in sb/sthto trust/rely on sb's advice/judgement to depend on/rely on/count on sb's support to completely trust/depend on/rely on/believe in sb/sth