◆to count the cost考虑后果
Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.很多人行事都仅凭一时冲动, 根本不计后果。
to count the cost of sth
(assess damage)评估…造成的损害
Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.东欧的几个国家正在对昨天的地震造成的损失进行评估。
(estimate cost)估计不利条件；权衡利弊
I don't count the cost of things. I buy clothes haphazardly.我不太考虑利弊, 买衣服很随意。