count/kaʊnt/

n C

1. 计数；总数

• The number of students was 1,000 at the last count. 最后一遍计数时，学生人数是1,000名。

• What is the count? 总数是多少？

2. (指控犯罪的)罪状

• The defendant was found not guilty on all counts. 被告被指控的各项罪状都不能成立。

3. 问题，事项

• We are wrong on two counts. 我们在两个问题上错了。

词组down for the count (拳击比赛中)被判失败 keep count 数得清，知道共有多少

• The boy often kept count of the stars in the evening. 这个男孩以前晚上经常数星星。

lose count 数不清，不知道准确数目

• I have bought so many new books these years that I've lost count of them. 这几年我买的书太多了，数都数不清。

the full count (拳击比赛中裁判员对被击倒选手数的) 数到10(如被击倒选手仍不能站起来，则判为失败)