poll
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A poll is a survey in which people are asked their opinions about something, usually in order to find out how popular something is or what people intend to do in the future. 民意測驗(yàn)
Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark. 民意測驗(yàn)顯示,歐洲條約已經(jīng)在丹麥獲得支持。
We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined. 我們正在對總統(tǒng)進(jìn)行每周一次的民意測驗(yàn),很顯然他的受歡迎度已經(jīng)下降了。
2. →see also opinion poll
3. V-T If you are polled on something, you are asked what you think about it as part of a survey. 對…進(jìn)行民意測驗(yàn)[usu passive]
More than 18,000 people were polled. 18000多人接受了民意測驗(yàn)。
Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best. 聽眾將就3首現(xiàn)代樂曲中最喜歡哪一首接受民意調(diào)查。
4. N-PLURAL The polls means an election for a country's government, or the place where people go to vote in an election. 政治大選; 投票地點(diǎn)
Incumbent officeholders are difficult to defeat at the polls. 現(xiàn)任官員很難在選舉中被擊敗。
Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. 選民們按計(jì)劃將于周日前往投票站選舉新總統(tǒng)。
5. V-T If a political party or a candidate polls a particular number or percentage of votes, they get that number or percentage of votes in an election. 獲得…選票
The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot. 結(jié)果顯示他獲得了足夠的選票來促使第二輪選舉。
6. →see also polling
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poll /p??l/ (polling,polled,polls)
劍橋詞典
- [ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
- A poll was conducted to gauge consumers ' attitudes .
- 68% of those questioned in the poll thought noise levels had increased .
- The poll showed that over 40% of Americans worship on a weekly basis .
- In a recent opinion poll, a majority of respondents were against nuclear weapons .
- A straw poll of local inhabitants concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish . 返回 poll
a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person
民意測驗(yàn),民意調(diào)查
We're carrying out/conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion . 我們正在進(jìn)行一項(xiàng)民意調(diào)查,了解人們對墮胎的看法。
The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead . 最新的一項(xiàng)民意調(diào)查表明民主黨領(lǐng)先。
?the polls [ 名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式 ]
the places where people vote in a political election
投票處
The TV stations agreed not to announce the projected winner until after the polls closed . 電視臺(tái)同意所有的投票點(diǎn)都關(guān)閉后再宣布預(yù)測的獲勝者。
?go to the polls
to vote
投票,去投票
The country will go to the polls on 13 September . 該國將于9月13日舉行投票。
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