to record how many of something there are, or how many times something has happened

So many people asked us for help, it was hard to keep count. 太多人请求我们帮助了，很难记录准确的数字。

Teenagers were asked to keep count of how much money they saved.

Unfortunately, the authorities do not keep count of how many accidents are caused by speeding.

Firearm applications are now at their highest level since the state began keeping count.

Nobody has kept count of the number of people affected by these fraudsters.

See also: count noun (NUMBER)