poll
柯林斯词典
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. 民意测验
Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark. 民意测验显示,欧洲条约已经在丹麦获得支持。
We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined. 我们正在对总统进行每周一次的民意测验,很显然他的受欢迎度已经下降了。
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. 对…进行民意测验[usu passive]
More than 18,000 people were polled. 18000多人接受了民意测验。
Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best. 听众将就3首现代乐曲中最喜欢哪一首接受民意调查。
4. N-PLURAL The polls means an election for a country's government, or the place where people go to vote in an election. 政治大选; 投票地点
Incumbent officeholders are difficult to defeat at the polls. 现任官员很难在选举中被击败。
Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. 选民们按计划将于周日前往投票站选举新总统。
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. 获得…选票
The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot. 结果显示他获得了足够的选票来促使第二轮选举。
6. →see also polling
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poll /pəʊl/ (polling,polled,polls)
剑桥词典
- [ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
- 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
民意测验,民意调查
We're carrying out/conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion . 我们正在进行一项民意调查,了解人们对堕胎的看法。
The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead . 最新的一项民意调查表明民主党领先。
the polls [ 名词的复数形式 ]
the places where people vote in a political election
投票处
The TV stations agreed not to announce the projected winner until after the polls closed . 电视台同意所有的投票点都关闭后再宣布预测的获胜者。
go to the polls
to vote
投票,去投票
The country will go to the polls on 13 September . 该国将于9月13日举行投票。
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