count out

除外する、見込みがないと判断する

誰かを活動から外す、または成功の見込みがないと判断する。

やさしい英語で： To leave someone out of an activity or decide they cannot succeed.

• Count me out of the trip.
• They counted him out, but he won.
• You cannot count out this team yet.

使い方： count someone out of something (Don’t count her out of the race yet.)

類義語： exclude, rule out

反対語： include

よく使う表現： count someone out, count out a team

数えて取り分ける

物を一つずつ数えながら分ける、または人に渡す。

やさしい英語で： To count things one by one while putting them aside or giving them to someone.

• Count out six cards.
• He counted out the money and handed it over.
• She carefully counted out three tablets for each patient.

使い方： count something out (She counted the coins out onto the table.)

よく使う表現： count out the money, count out ten coins

カウントアウトを宣告する

審判が数え終わるまでに立てない選手の負けを宣告する。

やさしい英語で： To declare a fighter beaten because they do not get up before the referee finishes counting.

• The referee counted him out.
• She was counted out after falling in the fourth round.
• The fighter rose just before he could be counted out.

使い方： be counted out (The boxer was counted out in the second round.)

よく使う表現： count someone out, count out a boxer

定足数不足で閉会する

出席議員が必要な人数に足りないため、議会の会議を終える。

やさしい英語で： To end a parliamentary meeting because too few members are present.

• The House was counted out.
• The Speaker counted out the sitting after checking attendance.
• Too few members remained, so the House was counted out.

類義語： adjourn

よく使う表現： count out the house, count out a sitting

不正集計で当選を取り消す

票数を偽り、本来の選挙の勝者が就任できないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To keep a rightful election winner out of office by falsely counting or reporting votes.

• Officials counted the winner out.
• They counted her out by changing the vote totals.
• The elected candidate was counted out and never took office.

よく使う表現： count someone out, count out a candidate