electionnoun
选举，推选（尤指从政）
the process of choosing a person or a group of people for a position, especially a political position, by voting
election campaigns/results
竞选运动；选举结果
to win/lose an election
在选举中获胜 / 失败
to fight an election
参加竞选
to vote in an election
参加投票选举
In America, presidential elections are held every four years.
美国每四年举行一次总统选举。
The prime minister is about to call (= announce) an election .
首相即将宣布举行大选。
How many candidates are standing for election ?
有多少候选人参加竞选？
to run for election
参加竞选
当选
the fact of having been chosen by election
We welcome his election as president.
我们欢迎他当选总统。
a year after her election to the committee
她获选进入该委员会之后一年
These are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide sth by voting.以上各词均表示选举或投票表决。
an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting指选举、推选，尤指政治选举：
Who did you vote for in the last election?
上次选举中你把票投给了谁？
an occasion on which a group of people vote for sb/sth指投票、选举、表决：
They took a vote on who should go first.
他们以投票方式决定谁先走。
( journalism ) the process of voting in an election（新闻）指选举投票、计票：
They suffered a defeat at the polls .
他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。
an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue指全民投票、全民公决
an occasion on which a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth指非正式民意测验：
I took a quick straw poll among my colleagues to see how many agreed.
我在同事中很快做了一个民意测验看有多少人赞同。
the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held尤指无记名投票选举、投票表决：
The leader will be chosen by secret ballot.
领导者将通过无记名投票选举产生。
an occasion on which a group of people vote on sth by raising their hands指举手表决
election
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N-VAR 选举；推举
An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position....the first fully free elections for more than fifty years...
50多年来第一次完全自由的选举
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N-UNCOUNT 当选；选举获胜
The election of a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election....the election of the Labour government in 1964.
1964年工党政府当选
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- the act of selecting someone or something;the exercise of deliberate choice
- her election of medicine as a profession
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- a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- the results of the election will be announced tonight
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- the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
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- the status or fact of being elected
- they celebrated his election
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The media played an important part in the last election .
大众传媒在上一次选举中发挥了重要作用。
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The government which followed the election was a very different animal .
选举后的政府与前一届的截然不同。
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Two elections were held within the space of a year .
在一年的时间之内举行了两次选举。
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The party came to power at the last election .
这个政党是在上次大选中当选执政的。
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No party has won an election four times running .
没有一个政党在选举中连续四次获胜。
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The government is pushing the changes through before the election .
政府正努力推动，要在选举前促成这些变革。
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Who will lead the party in the next election ?
下一届选举谁来领导这个党？
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The election was a straight fight between the two main parties .
那次选举是两大党直接交锋。
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In America , presidential elections are held every four years .
美国每四年举行一次总统选举。
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She predicted the election result would be close .
她预言选举结果将很接近。
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The election was the main event of 2004 .
那次选举是2004年的主要大事。
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The local elections will be a good test of the government 's popularity .
地方选举将是检验政府是否得人心的一个很好的试金石。
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The elections are taking place against a background of violence .
选举正在暴乱的情况下进行。
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Several new councillors got in at the last election .
几位新政务委员在最近一轮选举中当选。
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The election proved to be a near disaster for the party .
这次选举对这个党派来说几乎是一场灾难。
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My election chances are not as important as the good name of the party .
党的声誉比我当选的机遇更重要。
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If the election result is close , there will be a second count .
如果选举结果很接近，将进行第二次计票。
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The heat is on now that the election is only a week away .
离选举只有一个星期了，因此大家开始感觉到有压力了。
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He has already stated his intention to run for election .
他已声明打算参加竞选。
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Can I rely on your support in the election ?
我能指望你投我的票吗？
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Elections take place every year .
每年都进行各项选举。
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The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election .
谈话的主题是选举可能产生的结果。
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The elections removed the government from power .
这次选举使得政府倒台。
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Who did you vote for in the last election ?
上次选举中你把票投给了谁？
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The working class has / have rejected them in the elections .
工人阶级在选举中没有投他们的票。
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The vice-president took power in the interim period before the election .
在大选之前的过渡阶段由副总统执政。
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How did you vote at the last election ?
在上次选举中你是怎么投的票？
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The prime minister is about to call an election .
首相即将宣布举行大选。
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The party is expecting to gain control of the council in the next election .
该党期待着在下次选举中获得对地方议会的控制权。
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Significantly , he did not deny that there might be an election .
值得注意的是，他没有否认可能举行选举。
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