“count out”是一个多义英语短语,核心逻辑围绕“数/列”或“排除”,具体含义需结合语境判断。以下是其主要意思、用法及例句,附常见搭配和注意事项:
最基础的意思:将物品按数量逐一清点并分出,通常用于可计数的具体事物(如钱、食物、物品等)。
例句:
Please count out three cookies for each kid.(请给每个孩子数出3块饼干。)
He counted out $50 from his wallet and handed it to the charity collector.(他从钱包里数出50美元,递给慈善募捐者。)
表示将对象从计划、活动或考虑范围中剔除,是口语中最常用的含义之一。
常见表达:
count sb out(别算某人;我不参与):
If you’re going to the bar tonight, count me out—I’m staying home to study.(如果你们今晚去酒吧,别算我——我要在家学习。)
count sth out (of sth)(排除某事):
The manager decided to count out the risky investment from the budget.(经理决定把高风险投资从预算中排除。)
拳击比赛中,裁判在选手被击倒后从1数到10:若选手10秒内未站起,则判定“击倒获胜(KO)”。
例句:
The challenger landed a devastating left hook, and the champion was counted out in the 4th round.(挑战者打出一记致命左勾拳,冠军在第4回合被数秒判负。)
The referee started to count out the boxer, but he struggled to his feet at 9.(裁判开始数秒,但拳击手在第9秒挣扎着站了起来。)
口语中引申为“逐条说明”,强调把内容清晰列出来(类似“list out”,但更口语化)。
例句:
Let’s count out the steps for the recipe: first, mix the flour and eggs, then add milk, then bake for 20 minutes.(我们来逐一列出食谱步骤:先混合面粉和鸡蛋,再加牛奶,然后烤20分钟。)
Can you count out the reasons why you missed the deadline?(你能逐条说出你错过截止日期的原因吗?)
搭配结构:
数出/列举:count out + 具体事物(如count out the money);
排除:count sb/sth out (of sth)(如count me out / count the old plan out of the new strategy);
拳击数秒:count sb out(如the referee counted him out)。
易混淆短语对比:
count in:与“count out”相反,意为“算在内”(Count me in! 算我一个!);
count on:依赖/指望(I count on you to keep the secret. 我指望你保守秘密。);
count down:倒计时(We’re counting down to the holiday. 我们在倒计时等假期。)。
“count out”的核心是“通过‘数’的动作实现分离”——要么数出具体数量,要么数着把某人/事排除在外,或数秒判定结果。结合语境理解其侧重点,就能准确使用啦!