| 词组 | count |
| 释义 | count [counted, counted, counting] count against count against sb if something counts against you, it is likely to stop you from being successful: ▪ Always dress well for work - an untidy appearance will count against you. ▪ It's hard work applying for jobs, and I am always worried that my age will count against me. ▪ His lawyers thought that Woods' quiet, awkward manner could count against him. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tell against BrE formal count among count sb/sth among sth to consider that someone or something belongs to a particular group, or to include them in the group: ▪ Les was a brilliant performer, and I was proud to count myself among his close friends. ▪ The former president helped bring about the Middle East peace process, and he counts it among his chief foreign policy accomplishments. ▪ Auspex Systems Inc is a rapidly expanding new company that already counts IBM and DEC among its customers. ■ SIMILAR TO: include count down 1. count down • count down sth • count sth down to count numbers backwards to zero before an important event starts to happen: ▪ Ok, get ready to count down to midnight - five, four, three, two, one! Happy New Year! ▪ The crowd were counting down the final seconds, when suddenly Eddie Johnson leapt up and scored. countdown n C when someone counts backwards to zero before an important event, especially before a space vehicle is sent into the sky: ▪ The countdown has begun at Cape Canaveral. 2. be counting down the days/weeks etc to be waiting excitedly and impatiently for something good that is going to happen: ▪ Once December arrived, I started counting down the days until I would be home again with my family. +to ▪ "How are you?" "Exhausted. I'm just counting down the weeks to my vacation." count for count for something to be considered to be important or valuable: ▪ It's nice to know that good old-fashioned moral values still count for something. count for nothing/not count for anything etc ▪ The law counts for nothing in this part of town, where children as young as ten carry guns. ▪ What I say doesn't count for much around here. count in count me in! spoken informal used to say that you want to take part in an activity that other people are planning to do: ▪ If you're going to the beer festival this weekend, count me in! ▪ "Mark, how do you feel about playing volleyball tomorrow?" "Count me in!" ■ SIMILAR TO: deal me in AmE informal ■ OPPOSITE: count me out count off 1. count off sth • count sth off to count people or things aloud, especially in order to check if they are all there or to make sure that you remember them all: ▪ Miss Bradshaw stood counting off the children as they got onto the bus. count sth off on you hand/fingers (=point or touch your fingers to help you count things) ▪ Dexter tried to remember the names of the Great Lakes, counting them off on his fingers. "Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior...." 2. count off AmE if soldiers or people in a group count off, they call out a number when their turn comes, to show that they are there: ▪ The soldiers counted off before beginning their training exercises. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑number off BrE count on/upon ! Count upon is more formal than count on, and is used mostly in writing. 1. count on/upon sth to expect something to happen and include it in your plans: ▪ In Spain you can count on sunny, cloudless skies and a warm sea. ▪ Waiters count on tips to supplement their wages. don't count on it! ▪ "Maybe soon I'll have a grandchild." "Don't count on it, Mom," Roz winked. "I'm not the marrying kind." I wouldn't count on it ▪ "Perhaps she'll change her mind and give me a second chance." "I wouldn't count on it if I were you." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑rely on, ↑figure on AmE 2. can count on/upon sb if you can count on someone, you know that they will help you or do what you want: ▪ George's mum is great - you can always count on her if you have any problems. ▪ You can count on me. I won't let you down. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑depend on, ↑rely on count out 1. count me out! spoken informal used to say that you do not want to take part in an activity that other people are planning to do: ▪ "Were going to the movies." "Count me out" said Jennifer, as she sank into the couch, exhausted. ▪ "Tonight's special is duck feet soup." "Count me out!" said Albert. " I'll have the chicken." ■ OPPOSITE: count me in 2. count out sth • count sth out to count things, especially money, one by one as you pick them up and put them into a pile: ▪ The teller counted out $500 in fifty dollar bills. ▪ Joey took out a wad of banknotes and started counting them out on the table. 3. count sb out AmE to decide that someone is certain to fail: ▪ Don't count the Colts out. This is going to be a tough, close game. ▪ A lot of people count me out. They keep asking me: `When are you gonna retire?'. ■ SIMILAR TO: write sb off count towards BrE count toward AmE count towards/toward sth to be part of and influence the final score, result, or total: ▪ The work that you do over the three years counts toward your final degree. ▪ Formula One has a new point-scoring system in which all 16 races count towards the title. count up count up sb/sth • count sb/sth up to count the people or things in a group to find out how many of them there are: ▪ The quiz master counts up the scores, and then announces which team is the winner. ▪ We need to count up all the people that we want to invite to the wedding. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑add up count upon ► see ↑count on |
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