| 词汇 | count for |
| 释义 | Phr V count for counts, counting, counted count for sth if something, for example an achievement or quality, counts for something, it is important or valuableExperience is certainly important but qualifications still count for something.My opinion doesn't count for anything around here. count for something to be considered to be important or valuable: It's nice to know that good old-fashioned moral values still count for something.count for nothing/not count for anything etc The law counts for nothing in this part of town, where children as young as ten carry guns. What I say doesn't count for much around here. count for (something)To have value. This phrase is often used in the negative to convey the opposite. If I fail the test after weeks of studying, all of that effort will count for nothing. I at least sent her a text. That's got to count for something! count for somethingto be valid for something; to be worth something. Doesn't all my work count for anything? Your positive attitude counts for a lot as far as I'm concerned. count for1. Have importance or worth, as in Doesn't his long tenure count for anything? or Does this tournament count for computer points? This usage employs count in the sense of "enter into a reckoning." [Mid-1800s] 2. count for nothing. Have no influence or effect, as in All his work counts for nothing since they've dropped the project. This idiom was first recorded in 1861. |
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