a marriage guidance counsellor -UMI'h] 2 (NAmE,
IrishE) a lawyer #ijip 3 (NAmE) a person who is in charge
of young people at a summer camp vf A
COUnt
On /kaunt/ verb, noun
^ verb
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SAY NUMBERS 1 [V] ~ (from sth) (to/up
to sth) to say
numbers in the correct order ( g; M J7 ) ffc : Billy
can’t count yet. 0 She can count up
to
10
in Italian. MoTfcUffljlcAf'Jinfill 10o o to
count from 1 to 10)11 »J 10
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FIND TOTAL UW&M 2 ~ (sth) (up) to calculate the total
number of people, things, etc. in a particular
group i+3¥ ( [VN] The diet is
based on counting
calories. o [V wh-] She
began to count up how many guests they had to
invite, itfe
A. O
[V] There are 12 weeks to go, counting from today. 12 A
Mfflo
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INCLUDE 3 [VN] to include sb/sth when you calcu
late a total tE • • - if A; IlLIS : We have invited 50 people, not counting the children. #fni|;if 750Ao
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MATTER M fi W-17 4 [V] ~ (for sth) (not used in the
progressive tenses Bf)
to be important Sf£
EHJ1 matter:
Every
point in this game counts. It
fffPfgSHo 0 The fact that she had apologized
counted for nothing with him. £tk £ if ifc, {g iA
A &
11
7 71 (ft o o It’s the thought that counts (= used about a small but
kind action or gift).
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ACCEPT OFFICIALLY 5 to
be officially accepted;
to accept sth officially ( $ ) IEAiA«I: [V]
Don’t go over that line or your throw won’t count. $ij®
&W&m, o [vn]
Applications received after 1 July will not be counted. *
in i
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CONSIDER A ft 6 ~ sb/sth (as) sb/sth | - as sb/sth to
consider sb/sth in a particular way; to be considered
in a particular way iAX; H if; IfcSO :
[V, VN]
For tax purposes that money counts/is counted as income. i&A, 0 [VN] I count him
among my closest friends. HciEitt if M o 0 [VN-ADJ] I count myself lucky to have known him. fflitfcfliR, 0 [VN-N] She counts
herself
one of the lucky ones. MiAA S BH—
be able to count
sb/sth on (the fingers of) one hand used to say that the total number of
sb/sth is very small r[$5:; ... and
'counting used
to say that a total is continuing to
increase ( & ) {ft
f£ tyk lit M : The movie’s ticket sales add
up to $39 million, and counting. &pPfftf£lftIlj!lfff3
900 Jjjt, 2 count your 'blessings to be grateful for the good
things in your life fn |£ don’t count your chickens (before they
are hatched) (saying) you should not be too confident that sth
will be successful, because sth may still go wrong A$Ht5fef5:7X1;
count the cost (of
sth) to
feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc. ( itfl, jift&(ft ) A: The town is now counting the
cost of its failure to provide adequate flood
protection.
count
'sheep to imagine that sheep are jumping over a
fence and to count them, as a way of getting to sleep ( ) fUAAABi stand up and be
'counted to say publicly that you support sb or you
agree with sth Jf A A X I# (' ) who’s
counting? (informal) used to say that you do
not care how many times sth happens ( )
IJ-l;Pi .count a'gainst sb | .count sth
a'gainst sb to be
considered or to consider sth as a disadvantage in sb ( M ) iAX/f ^A7f>]: For
that job her lack of experience may count against her. oj
M A 7 t#IP ffr-I if 7 f'J o .count 'down (to sth) to think about a future event with pleasure or
excitement and count the minutes, days, etc. until it happens jSJif Iff: She’s
already counting down to the big day. ilk B ft 2f ’A—jr A H 7 f£J if Bf 7 „ —
related noun countdown .count sb in to include sb in an activity ffi^A jf-A; /
hear you’re organizing a trip to the game
next week? Count me in! u/f fl] £ M |r 71§i A #
If
H?
lEfic'tilj¥±! 'count on sb/sth to trust sb to do sth
or to be sure that sth will happen 4k
ffl., 4k H , If H ( ) ; fifHt ( ) EBE
sth : ‘I’m sure he’ll help.’
‘Don’t count on it.’ “ fie #£ilk£lftf:ifto ” “I[5nI*7fto ” 0 [+ to inf] I’m counting
on you to help me. f£|l[fli7f1r 0
[+ -ing]
Few people can count on having a job for life. /IT-'&Tf AffelaM—3l7IP7“7Xf7o
o We can’t count on this warm weather lasting. iyf7
M jABf ffl X A £7# A o O note at trust .count sb/sth<->'out to count things one after
the other as you put them somewhere ( $C*7ffiBf ) M-iM: She counted out $70 in $10
bills. MfScfcH 70 te^, Mr 10 .count
sb 'out
to not include sb in an activity AlfA;
If you’re going out tonight you’ll have to count me out.
count to-
'wards/to'ward sth to be included as part of sth that you
hope to achieve in the future MfdfffEAl ( J&Xff 1#(ft) : Students gain college
credits which count towards their degree. AXI£i#(ft^ffif ifAlf
777
„ noun
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TOTAL [usually sing] an act of counting to find the
total number of sth; the
total number that you find Wi ih & :
The
bus driver did a quick count of the
empty seats. tyLTWL'£$L0 O If the
election result is close, there
will be a second count. A
1$it£fTf£z7AifIlo
o The body count (= the total number of people who
have died) stands at 24. ^ETrAffc&it A 24 A, — see also headcount
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SAYING NUMBERS 2 [usually sing.] an act of saying numbers in order
beginning with l ( J&Mlflft )
: Raise your leg and hold for
a count of ten.
&M, Illlf o o He was knocked to
the ground and stayed down for
a count of eight (= in boxing).
T§)o
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MEASUREMENT [Jr 1ft 3 [usually sing.] (technical A i£) a
measurement of the amount of sth
contained in a particular substance or area R7
)
It
(ft it : a raised white blood cell count M (ft
if 15: — see also blood count, pollen count
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CRIME fp 1r 4 (law W) a crime that sb is accused of
committing ( )7P^, They were found
guilty on all counts, ilk d $L ¥'J # ^ P ^ fL „ <> She appeared in court on
three counts of fraud.
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IN DISCUSSION/ARGUMENT if ; 7 % 5 [usually pi.] a point made during a discussion
or an argument ( if
iScT-iklft ) Mjk,, I disagree with
you on both counts.
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RANK/TITLE X If' 6 (in some European
countries) a nobleman of high rank, similar to
an earl in
fG If ( M earl )
:
Count Tolstoy H
— see also countess
mrm at the last count according to the latest
information about the numbers of sth MilfrX---l&7:(ft.S:frf$ H:
She’d
applied for 30 jobs at the last count. A
6f ifM 30 AIRiVo keep (a) count (of
sth)
to remember or keep a record
of numbers or amounts of sth over a period of time ( fE — i&BiAl )
@ , tUINf, id A: Keep a count of your
calorie intake for one week. }Ei7 AiMMAliiB^TAo lose
count (of sth) to forget the total of
sth before you have finished counting it 15:7 if : I lost count and had to
start again. feT, 7i#7X/AX/fMto o
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). .out for
the 'count (BrE) (NAmE .down for the count) 1 (of a boxer % if 7) • unable to get
up again within ten seconds after being knocked down ( (ftf^ff
WA ) ttisbk 2 in a deep sleep E®; SfBi
count-able /'kauntabl/ adj. (grammar ig-}A) a noun that is
countable can be used in the plural or with a or an, for example table, cat and idea ( jH^ia] ) ftT$5:(ft PIiT3 uncountable