🇬🇧🇨🇳 count - 数量 : English Lesson

Meaning of "count" ("数量"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

“Count” is the word we use for the action of saying numbers to see how many things there are, and also for the final number you get at the end. If you count your toys, you say “1, 2, 3…” and the count is the total number of toys you have. The count is the answer to “How many?”

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The burp count after drinking soda was three, but the embarrassment count was way higher.

The glitter count on the art table reached “oh no,” and the vacuum’s regret count reached “help me.”

The teacher’s eye-roll count increased every time someone asked, “Is this going to be on the test?”

Our family’s “who farted” mystery now has a suspect count of everyone in the room.

The number of peas on my plate has a high count, but my desire-to-eat-them count is exactly zero.

She knocked a jar; buttons spilled into light. Her count was scattered: the count under the table, the count on the chair, the count in her hands, the count near the door — they joined the next. When the final count showed forty, she laughed, sat down, and hugged the empty jar.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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