“head、counter”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

head-counter

释义

head-counter, n. chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ˈhɛdkaʊntə|, U.S. |ˈhɛdˌkaʊn(t)ər|
[‹ head n.¹ + counter n.², after headcount n.]
A person who takes a headcount; esp. a census taker or pollster.
[1957H. Butterfield in Encounter Apr. 74/1 The kind of issue that we must never try to settle by the mere counting of heads.]1962Jrnl. Brit. Stud. May 153 If he [sc. H. Butterfield] refers to certain Namierites as ‘atomizers’ and ‘head counters’, they should accept the criticism with good grace for there is some truth in it.1970N.Y. Times 27 Jan. 42 ‘I am afraid’, said a Democratic head-counter recently, ‘that we have enough votes to override.’1985Daily News Rec. (U.S.) (Nexis) 19 Sept. 2 Senate political head counters believe ‘about 66 senators’ are committed to support the bill.1997Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado) (Electronic ed.) 20 July 5 a, No matter how hard the head-counters try, they miss big chunks of the U.S. population.

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