counting 音标拼音: [k'ɑʊntɪŋ] [k'ɑʊnɪŋ]
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counting 计数
counting n 1 :
the act of counting ;
reciting numbers in ascending order ;
"
the counting continued for several hours " [
synonym : {
count },
{
counting }, {
numeration }, {
enumeration }, {
reckoning },
{
tally }]
Count \
Count \ (
kount ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Counted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Counting }.] [
OF .
conter ,
and later (
etymological spelling )
compter ,
in modern French thus distinguished ;
conter to relate (
cf . {
Recount }, {
Account }),
compter to count ;
fr .
L .
computuare to reckon ,
compute ;
com -
putare to reckon ,
settle ,
order ,
prune ,
orig .,
to clean .
See {
Pure },
and cf . {
Compute }.]
1 .
To tell or name one by one ,
or by groups ,
for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection ;
to number ;
to enumerate ;
to compute ;
to reckon .
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Who can count the dust of Jacob ? --
Num .
xxiii .
10 .
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In a journey of forty miles ,
Avaux counted only three miserable cabins . --
Macaulay .
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2 .
To place to an account ;
to ascribe or impute ;
to consider or esteem as belonging .
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Abracham believed God ,
and it was counted unto him for righteousness . --
Rom .
iv .
3 .
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3 .
To esteem ;
to account ;
to reckon ;
to think ,
judge ,
or consider .
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I count myself in nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friends . --
Shak .
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{
To count out }.
(
a )
To exclude (
one )
from consideration ;
to be assured that (
one )
will not participate or cannot be depended upon .
(
b ) (
House of Commons )
To declare adjourned ,
as a sitting of the House ,
when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present .
(
c )
To prevent the accession of (
a person )
to office ,
by a fraudulent return or count of the votes cast ; --
said of a candidate really elected . [
Colloq .]
Syn :
To calculate ;
number ;
reckon ;
compute ;
enumerate .
See {
Calculate }.
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26 Moby Thesaurus words for "
counting ":
accounting ,
assimilating ,
census ,
comprising ,
containing ,
covering ,
dactylonomy ,
embracing ,
encircling ,
enclosing ,
encompassing ,
enumeration ,
envisaging ,
foliation ,
including ,
inclusive ,
incorporating ,
inventorying ,
measurement ,
numbering ,
numeration ,
pagination ,
quantification ,
quantization ,
tallying ,
telling
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