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 (无比较级)

  1. (俗语) 惨败的
    • 1912, Harold MacGrath, 章号 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]，于2013-05-11归档自原页面:
      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. (比喻义) 不省人事的；熟睡的

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