count upon
倚靠,仰仗,倚赖,仰赖
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Definitions
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- : to check over one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
- : to reckon up; calculate; compute.
- : to list or name the numerals up to: Close your eyes and count ten.
- : to include in a reckoning; take into account: There are five of us here, counting me.
- : to consider or regard: He counted himself lucky to have survived the crash.
- : Archaic. to reckon to the credit of another; ascribe; impute.
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- : to count the items of a collection one by one in order to determine the total: She counted three times before she was satisfied that none was missing.
- : to list or name numerals in order: to count to 100 by fives.
- : to reckon numerically.
- : to have a specified numerical value.
- : to be accounted or worth something: That first try didn't count—I was just practicing.
- : to have merit, importance, value, etc.; deserve consideration: Every bit of help counts.
- : to have worth; amount: Intelligence counts for something.
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- : the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation: A count of hands showed 23 in favor and 16 opposed.
- : the number representing the result of a process of counting; the total number.
- : an accounting.
- : Baseball. the number of balls and strikes, usually designated in that order, that have been called on a batter during a turn at bat: a count of two balls and one strike.
- : Law. a distinct charge or theory of action in a declaration or indictment: He was found guilty on two counts of theft.
- : Textiles. a number representing the size or quality of yarn, especially the number based on the relation of weight to length of the yarn and indicating its degree of coarseness.the number of warp and filling threads per square inch in woven material, representing the texture of the fabric.
- : Bowling. the number of pins struck down by the first ball rolled by a bowler in the frame following a spare and included in the score for the frame in which the spare was made.
- : Physics. a single ionizing reaction registered by an ionization chamber, as in a Geiger counter. the indication of the total number of ionizing reactions registered by an ionization chamber in a given period of time.
- : the count, Boxing. the calling aloud by the referee of the seconds from 1 to 10 while a downed boxer remains off his feet. Completion of the count signifies a knockout, which the referee then declares: A hard right sent the challenger down for the count.Also called the full count .
- : Archaic. regard; notice.
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- : noting a number of items determined by an actual count: The box is labeled 50 count.
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- : count down, to count backward, usually by ones, from a given integer to zero.
- : count in, to include: If you're going to the beach, count me in.
- : count off, to count aloud by turns, as to arrange positions within a group of persons; divide or become divided into groups: Close up ranks and count off from the left by threes.
- : count on / upon to depend or rely on: You can always count on him to lend you money.
- : count out, Boxing.to declare a loser because of inability to stand up before the referee has counted 10 seconds.to exclude: When it comes to mountain climbing, count me out.to count and apportion or give out: She counted out four cookies to each child.to disqualify illegally in counting, in order to control the election.
Phrases
- count against
- count down
- count for
- count in
- count noses
- count off
- count on
- count one's chickens before they hatch
- count out
- count to ten
- down for the count
- every minute counts
- out for (the count)
- stand up and be counted
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Before the pandemic struck, mail-in states such as California were already counting slowly.
The court declined to rule with the Democrats on requiring election workers to give voters a chance to fix deficient ballots or count ballots that arrive without a secret envelope.
There are a few important caveats to keep in mind when examining Europe’s surging coronavirus case count.
They try to subvert the accuracy of census counts, and block the use of safe voting methods in the middle of a pandemic.
California is one of those states, and if you show up without the one they sent you, you might have to fill out a provisional ballot, which will be counted once the election office confirms your eligibility and that you haven’t already voted.
In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.
The Walking Dead piled up an impressive body count in 2014, with Lizzie, Hershel, and Beth among its major casualties.
But as one Jordanian intelligence source told The Daily Beast, “we know ISIS and we know that for it women do not normally count.”
I do not believe we have a current count of fugitives for publication, but will inquire.
The ad would then count as a coordinated communication and would be subject to strict spending limits.
When the reserve transfers are completed checks in transit can no longer count as reserves.
Francesco Bussone di Carmagnola, count de Castlenuovo, executed.
This is a big country, but you can count on the fingers of one hand the places where a man can spend money.
He was thrashed at home by Aunty Rosa on the same count, and then the placard was produced.
So, madame, I count upon your influence with mademoiselle to see that she is ready to set out by noon to-morrow.