英和和英

動詞

keep score (third-person singular simple present keeps score, present participle keeping score, simple past and past participle kept score)

1. (sports, games) To keep track of the score in a game.
2. (by extension, figuratively) To keep track of figures, numbers, or other details in various other contexts.
   • 1977 April 30, Steven Blevins, “Sexism in the Bars, Baths, and Bushes”, in Gay Community News, page 5:

     Too many of us are attempting to "prove" our manhood by the tired heterosexual method of "keeping score".

   1. (figuratively) To monitor and assess the actions and conduct of others, including potential infringements, conflicting objectives, or notable interactions, across interpersonal, political, and broader social domains, encompassing both offline and digital environments.
      • 1974, Ashford & Simpson, “Over To Where You Are”, in I Wanna Be Selfish:

        What I've learned I'm not really sure / Oh so many times / I've stopped keeping score / Traces and faces and people I meet / Seem to be a circle that just repeats

      • 1998 August 19, rena, “what's the deal??”, in alt.support.depression.flame‎ (Usenet):

        i never, EVER entered into a friendship with the idea that i was *owed* anything by that person. i never "kept score". not ever.

      • 2000 August 12, meg...@abacom.com, “Inner Voice”, in sci.philosophy.meta‎ (Usenet):

        I've been praying on my own since very, very young [...] but it "degenerated" in me talking to God direct [...] and asking various things for others, sometimes for myself. It worked very often but I never kept score.