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verb rɪˈkaʊntrɪˈkaʊnt reporting verb Tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience. 叙述，说明 with object I recounted the tale to Steve 我把故事讲给史蒂夫听。 with clause he recounts how they often talked of politics 他讲述他们如何常常谈论政治。 Example sentencesExamples - In Huang's letter, he recounted how he was dragged into this matter.
- The story of his own and his mother's survival is recounted in his memoir with stunning visual detail.
- As well as the violence, however, the diary also recounts the hardship experienced by the miners' families and the comradeship that saw them through.
- He survived and wrote a letter to the author recounting this incident.
- I can only guess why he chose not to recount what he experienced and witnessed in those years.
- Unlike Lampton, however, Suettinger writes from the perspective of an insider, who did not merely witness many of the events he recounts but had a hand in shaping them.
- In 1938, Orwell wrote ‘Homage to Catalonia’, which recounts his experiences fighting for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.
- Often and inevitably they will recount what is said to have happened to individuals.
- The extracts below from her report recount the problems she experienced in getting information for her inquiry.
- Hardwicke recounts the real life events that led to the development of the script.
- In addition to recounting events, Maupassant describes the beggar's thoughts and his feelings.
- The two actors tell Alberta's life story by flashing back to when she was ten and then recounting different events of her life.
- He recounted how she had taken the letters, and the two men laughed.
- Like the myth of Hercules, the legend of Samson is a tale recounted in many cultures.
- I just had to keep recounting and reliving the experience.
- He recounts how he and his comrades were among the last to be evacuated.
- The film recounts the events of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, in which the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war for nearly two weeks after Castro allowed Soviet nuclear missiles to be placed in Cuba.
- Now, as one of around 100 volunteers working at the museum, he recounts his experiences to visitors.
- Join two of Ireland's finest storytellers recounting humorous and melancholy tales of Celtic Ireland.
- Later, I recounted this experience to another friend who lives locally.
- Naturally we are meant to question the reliability of a narrator who recounts events he never physically witnessed.
Synonyms tell, relate, narrate, give an account of, describe, portray, depict, paint, unfold, set forth, present, report, outline, delineate, retail, recite, repeat, rehearse, relay, convey, communicate, impart detail, enumerate, list, specify, itemize, cite, particularize, catalogue
noun rɪˈkaʊntrɪˈkaʊnt An act or instance of giving an account of an event or experience. 叙述，说明 Example sentencesExamples - The recount of the events was bad enough but Trent's quotes were almost too much to take.
- Tom ended his recount of the events leading up to the murder there but promised that more on the saga would be revealed on February 4 at the Boys' School.
- She'd never been outside the forest, and the river was well outside the boundaries of the tribal lands, she remembered once from her father's recounts of his travels.
- Here is a recount of my experience with someone with that attitude.
- Before he knew it, his recount of the events was over.
- This isn't a pro or con account of the night, simply a recount of a less-than entertaining performance.
- In the past, there has been poetry, short stories, recounts of an event, etc.
- It was the usual recount of social events, told with the sharp wit of the infamous Lady Featherington.
- Assuming that Hansen is sick of rehashing seemingly ancient events, however, the book's recount of the two years leading up to her arrest is outstanding.
- Persepolis offers more than just a historical recount of past events; it adds a human face to those times.
- By the time we were at the classroom door, I had finished my recount of events and Melany was frowning in thought.
Derivativesnoun Synonyms storyteller, teller of tales, relater, describer, chronicler, romancer, reporter, annalist
OriginLate Middle English: from Old Northern French reconter 'tell again', based on Old French counter (see count1). count from Middle English: The verb to count is from Latin computare ‘to calculate’, the root also of computer, account (Middle English), and recount (Late Middle English) ‘tell’ (which can also be used for both ‘narrate’ and ‘count’). Counters (Middle English) were originally used to help in counting; in the late 17th century the word came to be used for a surface across which goods were exchanged for money. The title of the count or foreign nobleman, corresponding to the English earl, is a completely different word, which was introduced by the Normans and comes from Latin comes ‘companion, overseer, attendant’. County (Middle English) is from the same root, and seems originally to have referred to the lands or territory of a count, or to a meeting held to discuss the business of the county. See also chicken, duke
verb riːˈkaʊnt [with object]Count again. 重新计数 the children arrange and rearrange the objects in a set and recount them each time Example sentencesExamples - He then proceeded to count and recount the hundreds of dollars he had with him, on a nearby desk, in full view of everybody.
- Under state law, it is very clear that under those circumstances you've got to recount all the ballots.
- Half an hour later, the judge recounted the scores and declared Budd the winner.
- At one stage we tried counting how many stars there were, but it got too confusing as we counted and recounted a dot or two.
noun riːˈkaʊnt An act of counting something again, especially votes in an election. 重新计算，重数（尤指选票） a three-vote Conservative win after seven recounts Example sentencesExamples - Counts and recounts of Friday's votes were continuing in three constituencies last night, with just a handful of the 166 seats still to be decided.
- Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik have sought a recount of the votes in Ohio.
- Despite the controversy over the vote recount in Florida, the next US president will soon be on the center stage.
- In fact, the final outcome of the vote, like that of a slightly more publicized election, was delayed by absentee votes and a recount of contested ballots.
- Let us remember first and foremost that a very close election result that even necessitated a recount of the votes is the sign of democracy rather than the contrary.
- Democrats insist that if election officials decline a manual recount of the votes, it is open to them to seek an order from a judge.
- What is the deadline for requesting a recount or contesting the election?
- The vote recounts do not consider the variety of other ways in which citizens were denied the right to vote.
- A manual recount of the votes cast in the November 7 election is currently going on at the county's Emergency Operations Center in Plantation, Florida.
- In Hull - one of the few Yorkshire local authorities to begin vote-counting last night - UKIP candidate John Cornforth won the Derringham ward by seven votes after six recounts.
- He made no apologies for dragging out the counts and recounts.
- He lost his seat in Dublin South East after a marathon count and recount in the last election.
- An angry crowd had demanded a recount of the vote.
- Republican Bill Hollowell has requested and been granted a manual recount of votes in his effort to overturn the initial result of the November 7 balloting.
- He went on to reject the proposal made earlier that evening by Vice President Gore for a state-wide manual recount of the votes in Florida.
- There will be no need for a recount or a hand count to verify the accuracy of these figures.
- On Friday 1,000 protesters converged on the Miami-Dade County Hall to protest the canvassing board's refusal to complete a manual recount of votes.
- It further asserted that he would have won by 225 votes if recounts had been completed in the four Florida counties where Gore was seeking them.
- Roberts and another member voted for the recount, but the panel's chairman Charles Burton dissented.
- In Florida, election officials began a recount of nearly six million votes.
verbriˈkountrɪˈkaʊnt reporting verb Tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience. 叙述，说明 with object I recounted the tale to Steve 我把故事讲给史蒂夫听。 with clause he recounts how they often talked of politics 他讲述他们如何常常谈论政治。 Example sentencesExamples - In Huang's letter, he recounted how he was dragged into this matter.
- Like the myth of Hercules, the legend of Samson is a tale recounted in many cultures.
- Join two of Ireland's finest storytellers recounting humorous and melancholy tales of Celtic Ireland.
- Now, as one of around 100 volunteers working at the museum, he recounts his experiences to visitors.
- The extracts below from her report recount the problems she experienced in getting information for her inquiry.
- I just had to keep recounting and reliving the experience.
- The story of his own and his mother's survival is recounted in his memoir with stunning visual detail.
- The two actors tell Alberta's life story by flashing back to when she was ten and then recounting different events of her life.
- The film recounts the events of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, in which the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war for nearly two weeks after Castro allowed Soviet nuclear missiles to be placed in Cuba.
- In 1938, Orwell wrote ‘Homage to Catalonia’, which recounts his experiences fighting for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.
- He recounted how she had taken the letters, and the two men laughed.
- He recounts how he and his comrades were among the last to be evacuated.
- Naturally we are meant to question the reliability of a narrator who recounts events he never physically witnessed.
- Unlike Lampton, however, Suettinger writes from the perspective of an insider, who did not merely witness many of the events he recounts but had a hand in shaping them.
- As well as the violence, however, the diary also recounts the hardship experienced by the miners' families and the comradeship that saw them through.
- He survived and wrote a letter to the author recounting this incident.
- In addition to recounting events, Maupassant describes the beggar's thoughts and his feelings.
- Often and inevitably they will recount what is said to have happened to individuals.
- Later, I recounted this experience to another friend who lives locally.
- I can only guess why he chose not to recount what he experienced and witnessed in those years.
- Hardwicke recounts the real life events that led to the development of the script.
Synonyms tell, relate, narrate, give an account of, describe, portray, depict, paint, unfold, set forth, present, report, outline, delineate, retail, recite, repeat, rehearse, relay, convey, communicate, impart
nounriˈkountrɪˈkaʊnt An act or instance of giving an account of an event or experience. 叙述，说明 one woman's recount of a prolonged battle with “huge centipedes.” Example sentencesExamples - Assuming that Hansen is sick of rehashing seemingly ancient events, however, the book's recount of the two years leading up to her arrest is outstanding.
- She'd never been outside the forest, and the river was well outside the boundaries of the tribal lands, she remembered once from her father's recounts of his travels.
- Here is a recount of my experience with someone with that attitude.
- It was the usual recount of social events, told with the sharp wit of the infamous Lady Featherington.
- In the past, there has been poetry, short stories, recounts of an event, etc.
- Before he knew it, his recount of the events was over.
- Persepolis offers more than just a historical recount of past events; it adds a human face to those times.
- The recount of the events was bad enough but Trent's quotes were almost too much to take.
- This isn't a pro or con account of the night, simply a recount of a less-than entertaining performance.
- Tom ended his recount of the events leading up to the murder there but promised that more on the saga would be revealed on February 4 at the Boys' School.
- By the time we were at the classroom door, I had finished my recount of events and Melany was frowning in thought.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old Northern French reconter ‘tell again’, based on Old French counter (see count). verbrēˈkount [with object]Count again. 重新计数 the children arrange and rearrange the objects in a set and recount them each time Example sentencesExamples - At one stage we tried counting how many stars there were, but it got too confusing as we counted and recounted a dot or two.
- Half an hour later, the judge recounted the scores and declared Budd the winner.
- He then proceeded to count and recount the hundreds of dollars he had with him, on a nearby desk, in full view of everybody.
- Under state law, it is very clear that under those circumstances you've got to recount all the ballots.
nounrēˈkount An act of counting something again, especially votes in an election. 重新计算，重数（尤指选票） a three-vote Conservative win after seven recounts Example sentencesExamples - On Friday 1,000 protesters converged on the Miami-Dade County Hall to protest the canvassing board's refusal to complete a manual recount of votes.
- In Florida, election officials began a recount of nearly six million votes.
- It further asserted that he would have won by 225 votes if recounts had been completed in the four Florida counties where Gore was seeking them.
- He made no apologies for dragging out the counts and recounts.
- A manual recount of the votes cast in the November 7 election is currently going on at the county's Emergency Operations Center in Plantation, Florida.
- Roberts and another member voted for the recount, but the panel's chairman Charles Burton dissented.
- There will be no need for a recount or a hand count to verify the accuracy of these figures.
- Despite the controversy over the vote recount in Florida, the next US president will soon be on the center stage.
- He went on to reject the proposal made earlier that evening by Vice President Gore for a state-wide manual recount of the votes in Florida.
- Counts and recounts of Friday's votes were continuing in three constituencies last night, with just a handful of the 166 seats still to be decided.
- He lost his seat in Dublin South East after a marathon count and recount in the last election.
- Let us remember first and foremost that a very close election result that even necessitated a recount of the votes is the sign of democracy rather than the contrary.
- What is the deadline for requesting a recount or contesting the election?
- In fact, the final outcome of the vote, like that of a slightly more publicized election, was delayed by absentee votes and a recount of contested ballots.
- The vote recounts do not consider the variety of other ways in which citizens were denied the right to vote.
- Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik have sought a recount of the votes in Ohio.
- Democrats insist that if election officials decline a manual recount of the votes, it is open to them to seek an order from a judge.
- Republican Bill Hollowell has requested and been granted a manual recount of votes in his effort to overturn the initial result of the November 7 balloting.
- An angry crowd had demanded a recount of the vote.
- In Hull - one of the few Yorkshire local authorities to begin vote-counting last night - UKIP candidate John Cornforth won the Derringham ward by seven votes after six recounts.
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