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the counting of [plural noun]
counting 后接 of 短语，表示对某事物的清点。
The counting of votes took several hours.
点票花了好几个小时。
计数；数数
countings — plural of counting
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计数；数数
A count; the act of counting something.
The counting of votes took several hours.
点票花了好几个小时。
计数。
A count.
计数的行为,数数。
The act by which something is counted.
The counting of votes took several hours.
计票花费了几个小时。
She is in charge of the counting of inventory items.
她负责清点库存物品。
Accurate counting is essential for the experiment.
精确计数对实验至关重要。
counting 后接 of 短语，表示对某事物的清点。
The counting of votes took several hours.
点票花了好几个小时。
do the counting 是常见搭配，意思是“负责数数”，比直接用动词 count 更自然。
I'll do the counting and you can write down the totals.
我来数数，你来记总数。
被动结构强调计数动作的执行者，常见于正式语境。
The counting is done by an automated system.
计数由自动化系统完成。
Not this
The final counting was 100.
Use this
The final count was 100.
count 表示数出来的结果（如总数、次数），counting 表示数数的动作或过程；表达最终结果时应用 count。你应使用名词 count 来表示最终数字。
Not this
The counting of the votes are still going on.
Use this
The counting of the votes is still going on.
主语 the counting 是单数名词，谓语动词应与其保持一致，用 is，不能因为后面的 votes 是复数而误用 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
计数系统
The binary counting system is based on two digits, 0 and 1.
二进制计数系统基于0和1两个数字。
数羊（帮助入睡）
When I can't sleep, I try counting sheep.
我睡不着的时候，会试着数羊。
数数歌
My grandmother taught me a counting rhyme when I was little.
我小时候，祖母教了我一首数数歌。
数数游戏
The children played a counting game to practice numbers.
孩子们玩了一个数数游戏来练习数字。
计数错误
A counting error in the ballot box forced a recount.
票箱中的计数错误迫使重新计票。
计数板
The ancient counting board was used for arithmetic before calculators existed.
古代计数板在计算器出现之前被用来做算术。
数着日子等待；急切盼望
She is counting the days until her wedding.
她数着日子，盼望着婚礼的到来。
承担后果；意识到损失
After the flood, the town is counting the cost of the damage.
洪水过后，该镇正在为损失承受后果。
指望；依赖
We are counting on your help to make the event a success.
我们指望你的帮助来让活动成功。
我曾说不再数钞票，我们要数星星。
OneRepublic's hit song 'Counting Stars' includes the lyric 'Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars'.
OneRepublic 的热门歌曲《Counting Stars》中有这样一句歌词：“我曾说不再数钞票，我们要数星星。”
数着墙上的花，那也烦不到我。
The Statler Brothers' song 'Flowers on the Wall', featured in the film 'Pulp Fiction', includes the line 'Counting flowers on the wall, that don't bother me'.
斯塔特勒兄弟乐队的歌曲《Flowers on the Wall》收录于电影《低俗小说》中，其中有一句歌词：“数着墙上的花，那也烦不到我。”
Use countings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：count 是“数”，-ing 表示“进行/动作”，所以 counting 就是“数数这个动作”，像在念 count...ing 时嘴里还在数。
语域：neutral 常见场景：统计、数学、日常对话 通常用于描述点数或统计的行为，正式和日常场合都比较常见。
同韵词：counting 与 mounting /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/、accounting /əˈkaʊntɪŋ/、amounting /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/ 押韵（accounting 和 amounting 的重音在第二个音节，但仍在 -count- 部分对应）。注意拼写或读音相似的 hunting /ˈhʌntɪŋ/ 和 country /ˈkʌntri/ 元音是 /ʌ/，与 /aʊ/ 不同，不押韵；county /ˈkaʊnti/ 虽以 /kaʊn/ 开头，但结尾是 /ti/，也不押韵。
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