| 释义 |
count out
transitive verb
1. : to consider or list as nonparticipating : omit from consideration as unimportant, insignificant, or impracticable : exclude
< count one out of a poker hand >
< help from such sources can be counted out >
2. : to indicate (a player) for a special role in or for exclusion from a child's game by pointing on recitation of the last syllable of a rhyme
3. : to bring about or declare adjournment of (the House of Commons) by ascertaining that a quorum is not present
4. : to signalize the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises
5. : to clarify the rhythmical ordering of (the musical notes of a piece) by counting orally the beats in each bar
6.
a. : to defraud (a winning candidate) of office by a false return or count of votes
b. : to reject (certain votes) from an official election count
intransitive verb
: to announce before the completion of play in certain card games that one has already achieved a score sufficient to win the game |