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词汇 miscount
释义 miscount
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/ us /ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/
to reach a total that is not correct when counting: 数错,算错
I thought we had enough plates for the party, but perhaps I miscounted.我以为我们聚会上有足够的盘子用,但也许我数错了。
A computer glitch had miscounted thousands of absentee votes.
Officials of that school said state officials miscounted and there are actually eight certified teachers.
The crew that loaded the cargo miscounted the number of barrels.
He would occasionally miscount the number of subway stops on his way home and get off at 145th Street instead of 135th Street.
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miscount
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmɪsˌkaʊnt/ us /ˈmɪsˌkaʊnt/
an occasion when someone reaches a total that is not correct when counting:
The missing revenue from the miscount totals between $8,000 and $12,000.
Most of the lost votes and miscounts occurred in counties with modern electronic systems.
The district is appealing because officials think there was a miscount.
Some council members questioned how the academy would safeguard against student miscounts.
The prison miscount has a severe impact on elections.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Calculations & calculating
algebraic
algebraically
algo
algorithmic
amount
calculate
guesstimate
integration
interpolation
inverse function
linear equation
mathematical
matrix
miscalculate
operator
sum
sum total
tot something up
triangulate
work something out

miscount | Business English


miscount
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/us
to count something wrongly:
Someone in the warehouse must have miscounted.
The HR manager miscounted the number of employees receiving benefits.

Examples of miscount


miscount
The opposition accused the government of electoral fraud, ballot stuffing, miscounts, and gerrymandering.
It is thought that miscounts varied significantly between social, occupational and ethnic groups, and between rural and urban populations.
Due to escape, possible miscount, and accidental death in cage sleeves, the final count of mosquitoes dying of food deprivation was 295 females and 264 males.
I support the claim that there was a miscount.
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I thought there were eight—we do not want any miscounts here.
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The accusation is not that civil servants fiddle the figures but that politicians instruct them on how they should count—in fact, miscount—the figures.
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Hansard archive

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It is clear that there has been a miscount.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Would it be in order for them to sit down while working and to consume refreshments so that they can be at their best and not miscount?
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Hansard archive

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I seem to have miscounted previously.
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Hansard archive

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The machines had miscounted votes and had given some votes to the rival candidate.
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However, even the automated system is not fool-proof, as the computer can miscount the number of pins that remain standing.
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Occasionally, players miscount and inadvertently repeat the position more than once, thus allowing their opponent to claim a draw in an unfavourable position.
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