down for the count

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指的是拳击比赛时,选手倒地后裁判数到10之前不能起身的判定为输的规则。

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down for the count (無比較級)

  1. (俗語) 惨败
    • 1912, Harold MacGrath, 章號 7, 出自 The Place of Honeymoons:
      “But what puts me down for the count is the action of the fellow. Never showed up; just made her miss two performances.”
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    • 1991 11月 4, Allan Kozinn, “Despite Odds, Many of Them, A Bedeviled Orchestra Persists”, 出自 The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      But every time the music world thought it was down for the count, the orchestra has managed to rise again.
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    • 2002 3月 11, “Veni, Vidi, Gucci”, 出自 Time[2],於2013-05-11歸檔自原頁面:
      So, while Europe is still groggy and the U.S. is just starting to show signs of a pulse (and Japan of course is still down for the count), little Korea will grow anywhere from 3.2% to 6% this year.
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  2. (比喻義) 不省人事的;熟睡

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