| 释义 |
●ˌout for the ˈcount (BrE) (NAmE ˌdown for the ˈcount) unconscious or in a very deep sleep, either because you have been hit very hard or are very tired （因被重击而）不省人事；（因疲劳而）酣睡◆After a whole day of walking around the city, I was out for the count!
在城里走了一整天之后，我累得倒头大睡！ NOTE This idiom refers to the rules in boxing. If a boxer is still down when the referee has finished counting to ten, he loses the game. 这个习语源于拳击规则。如果拳击手被击倒后裁判员数到 10 之前站不起来，就算输。 |