down for the count

英语

词源

指的是拳击比赛时，选手倒地后裁判数到10之前不能起身的判定为输的规则。

发音

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形容词

down for the count (无比较级)

1. (俗语) 惨败的
   • 1912, Harold MacGrath, 章号 7, 出自 The Place of Honeymoons:

     “But what puts me down for the count is the action of the fellow. Never showed up; just made her miss two performances.”

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   • 1991 11月 4, Allan Kozinn, “Despite Odds, Many of Them, A Bedeviled Orchestra Persists”, 出自 The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     But every time the music world thought it was down for the count, the orchestra has managed to rise again.

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   • 2002 3月 11, “Veni, Vidi, Gucci”, 出自 Time‎^[2]，于2013-05-11归档自原页面:

     So, while Europe is still groggy and the U.S. is just starting to show signs of a pulse (and Japan of course is still down for the count), little Korea will grow anywhere from 3.2% to 6% this year.

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2. (比喻义) 不省人事的；熟睡的

相关词汇

• count out (动词)
• countout (名词)

 

参见

• lost to the world
• saved by the bell