count

- and counting used to indicate that a number or amount is going up and is set to rise further.

☞ The expression originated in the terminology of countdowns (e.g. for the launch of a rocket), to indicate that a count was still in progress (as in 'T minus 15 minutes and counting')-although in a literal countdown, of course, the number goes down rather than up.

2000Art Business News In recent years, the number of millionaires in this country has doubled to 8 million and counting.

count your blessings be grateful for what you have.

2003The Hindu: Literary Review At forty you ruminate. Mostly about life and what it has done to you. At forty you count your blessings. And accept the bitter dollops that have been flung your way.

count your chickens treat something that has not yet happened as a certainty. informal

☞ This phrase refers to the proverb don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

count the cost calculate the consequences of something, typically a careless or foolish action.

2004The Mercury (Hobart) Aaron Mauger is on standby as the All Blacks count the cost of Saturday's loss.

count noses: seenose.

count the pennies: seepenny.

count sheep: seesheep.

count something on the fingers of one hand used to emphasize the small number of a particular thing.

2012The Stage The number of UK resorts that feature professional summer shows, set in theatre venues with six-nights-a-week programmes, can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

count to ten count to ten under your breath in order to prevent yourself from reacting angrily to something.

out for the count unconscious or soundly asleep.

☞ A North American variant of the phrase is down for the count. In boxing, the count is the ten-second period, counted out loud by the referee, during which a boxer who has been knocked to the ground may regain his feet: if he fails to do so he must concede victory to his opponent. A boxer who manages to rise within the count of ten is said to 'beat the count'.

stand up and be counted state publicly your support for someone or something.

take the count (of a boxer) be knocked out.

词组	count
释义	count - and counting used to indicate that a number or amount is going up and is set to rise further. ☞ The expression originated in the terminology of countdowns (e.g. for the launch of a rocket), to indicate that a count was still in progress (as in 'T minus 15 minutes and counting')-although in a literal countdown, of course, the number goes down rather than up. 2000Art Business News In recent years, the number of millionaires in this country has doubled to 8 million and counting. count your blessings be grateful for what you have. 2003The Hindu: Literary Review At forty you ruminate. Mostly about life and what it has done to you. At forty you count your blessings. And accept the bitter dollops that have been flung your way. count your chickens treat something that has not yet happened as a certainty. informal ☞ This phrase refers to the proverb don't count your chickens before they're hatched. count the cost calculate the consequences of something, typically a careless or foolish action. 2004The Mercury (Hobart) Aaron Mauger is on standby as the All Blacks count the cost of Saturday's loss. count noses: seenose. count the pennies: seepenny. count sheep: seesheep. count something on the fingers of one hand used to emphasize the small number of a particular thing. 2012The Stage The number of UK resorts that feature professional summer shows, set in theatre venues with six-nights-a-week programmes, can be counted on the fingers of one hand. count to ten count to ten under your breath in order to prevent yourself from reacting angrily to something. out for the count unconscious or soundly asleep. ☞ A North American variant of the phrase is down for the count. In boxing, the count is the ten-second period, counted out loud by the referee, during which a boxer who has been knocked to the ground may regain his feet: if he fails to do so he must concede victory to his opponent. A boxer who manages to rise within the count of ten is said to 'beat the count'. stand up and be counted state publicly your support for someone or something. take the count (of a boxer) be knocked out.
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