down for the count

英語

詞源

指的是拳擊比賽時，選手倒地後裁判數到10之前不能起身的判定為輸的規則。

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形容詞

down for the count (無比較級)

1. (俗語) 慘敗的
   • 1912, Harold MacGrath, 章號 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]，於2013-05-11歸檔自原頁面:

     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. (比喻義) 不省人事的；熟睡的

相關詞彙

• count out (動詞)
• countout (名詞)

 

參見

• lost to the world
• saved by the bell