recount

UK/ri'kaunt/US

TOEFLA2

Definitions

To tell someone about something in detail; to narrate

详述，叙述

To count again, especially votes

重新计数（尤指选票）

A second count of votes

重新计票

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

countcount, compute, reckon

=recount

re- ('again') + count. Two senses split from one image. Literally: count the votes again — a recount. Figuratively: 'count over' an event by going through it point by point — to recount a story is to retell it in order.

Root count still carries 8 more words

Common Collocations

1.recount a story讲述一个故事
2.demand a recount要求重新计票
3.recount an experience讲述一段经历

Example Sentences

1.
She recounted the whole trip, leaving out no detail.
2.
The losing candidate demanded a recount of the ballots.
3.
Officials agreed to recount the votes in three districts.

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