recount

Word family  noun count recount counter adjective countable ≠ uncountable countless verb count recount

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·count1 /rɪˈkaʊnt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  formalTELL to tell someone a story or describe a series of events 叙述；描述recount how/what Alan recounted how he and Joyce had met. 艾伦讲述了他和乔伊丝相识的经过。► see thesaurus at tell→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

recount• "The plane dropped slowly, " passenger Ken Argos recounted.• This mildly picaresque novel recounts a boy's flight from prep school to an eventful weekend in New York.• A modern Roman Catholic authority recounts a story which brings them up to the fourth century - the time of Constantine.• Brady recounts in a recent interview.• Would seeing a re-run of the incident, as he had recounted it, help Terry Gill to a firmer conclusion?• What is so bad in recounting our experiences, cultures, dreams and visions in our own anecdotal fashion?• Resnick has written two books recounting Simpsons alleged mistreatment of his wife, who believed that he eventually would kill her.• Mandylor, also a writer, wears black fingerless gloves and broods magnificently while recounting stories of orgiastic dances in St-Tropez.• But Menem later reacted with displeasure to a Vanity Fair article by Madonna in which she recounted the hectic process of filming.recount how/what• One delegate recounted what an Oxford ticket collector told her.• Later these two disciples themselves also confirmed the authorship of Moses when recounting what had happened to them.• Brenda goes on to recount what happened after she rebuffed the boy in question.• Analysis Either as a class or in small groups, ask the students to recount what happened.• He mentioned the goal but I don't remember recounting how it took happened.• Prosecutor Greg Jacobs called on each woman to recount how she had suffered during and after an attack by Davis.• Their relations were always cordial and, in his memoirs, Hedilla recounts how they often talked of politics.

Related topics: Voting

re·count2 /ˈriːkaʊnt/ noun [countable]  PPVa second count of votes that happens in an election because the result was very close 重新计算选票，重点选票 —recount /riːˈkaʊnt/ verb [transitive]

Examples from the Corpus

recount• Wilder narrowly defeated his Republican opponent in November 1989, his 6,700-vote victory being confirmed only after a recount.• Opponents demanded a recount.• In a press conference, Bush supporters used the strongest language so far to impugn the legitimacy of the continued Florida recounts.• A hand recount across Florida, he said, might be acceptable.• Democrats say the errors suggest a manual recount would show that Gore won Florida.• Al Gore successfully sought recounts in the four counties most favourable to him.• I am still trying to get them to do the recount.• But what if the recount in Florida does go Gore's way?• The swing to Gore in the recounts in Broward and hapless Palm Beach counties helped cement the party too.Origin recount1 (1400-1500) Old North French reconter, from conter “to tell, count” recount2 (1800-1900) re- + count

re·count1 verbre·count2 nounChineseSyllable  

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re‧count¹ /rɪˈkaʊnt/ verb [transitive]formal to tell someone a story or describe a series of events
    recount how/what
    Alan recounted how he and Joyce had met.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ tell to give someone information by speaking or writing to them: She wrote to tell me she was getting married. | Can you tell us where the nearest garage is?
   ▪ let somebody know especially spoken to tell someone something when you know more about it: Let me know your new address as soon as you can. | Let us know what happens at the interview.
   ▪ pass a message on to somebody (also pass it on informal) to tell another person the information that has been told to you: She’s with a client at the moment, but I’ll pass the message on to her. | If I get any news, I’ll pass it on.
   ▪ brief to give someone all the necessary information about a situation, so that they can do their work: Police officers were briefed before going out to arrest the suspects.
   ▪ relate formal to tell someone about something that happened to you or to someone else: One girl related a story about a friend who had accidentally become pregnant.
   ▪ recount formal to tell someone about a series of events: The guide recounted the history of the castle, from the 1300s onwards.
   ▪ bring something to sb’s attention to tell someone about something that they did not know about, but which they need to know about: I wanted to bring the matter to your attention. | She was the first person to study the effects of pesticides, and to bring them to people’s attention.
   ▪ fill somebody in informal to tell someone about things that have happened recently, especially at work: Can you fill Robert in on the progress we’ve made while he’s been on holiday?

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re‧count² /ˈriːkaʊnt/ noun [countable]a second count of votes that happens in an election because the result was very close
—recount /riːˈkaʊnt/ verb [transitive]