miscount
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/ us/ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/
数错,算错
to reach a total that is not correct when counting
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.
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- 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.