poll
- n.投票;民意调查;民意测验;计票;选举投票;投票数
- v.获得(票数);对…进行民意调查
- adj.当事人一方作成的
复数： polls 过去式： polled 现在分词： polling 过去分词： polled 第三人称单数： polls
pollnoun
民意测验；民意调查
the process of questioning people who are representative of a larger group in order to get information about the general opinion
to carry out/conduct a poll
进行民意测验
A recent poll suggests some surprising changes in public opinion.
最近的调查反映民意有了出人意表的变化。
选举投票；计票
the process of voting at an election; the process of counting the votes
The final result of the poll will be known tomorrow.
投票结果将于明天公布。
Thursday is traditionally the day when Britain goes to the polls (= when elections are held) .
英国传统的投票选举日是星期四。
Polls close (= voting ends) at 9 p.m.
投票于晚上9点结束。
投票数
the number of votes given in an election
Labour is ahead in the poll.
工党的得票数领先。
They gained 20% of the poll.
他们得到了20%的选票。
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获得（票数）
to receive a particular number of votes in an election
They polled 39% of the vote in the last election.
在上届选举中，他们获得了39%的选票。
The Republicans have polled well (= received many votes) in recent elections.
共和党在最近的选举中得票数都很漂亮。
对…进行民意调查
to ask a large number of members of the public what they think about sth
Over 50% of those polled were against the proposed military action.
民调中有超过50%的人反对拟议的军事行动。
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
poll
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N-COUNT 民意测验；民意调查
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.Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark...
民意测验显示该欧盟条约已在丹麦获得支持。
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VERB 对…进行民意测验（或调查）
If you are polled on something, you are asked what you think about it as part of a survey.More than 18,000 people were polled...
超过1.8万人接受了民意测验。
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N-PLURAL 政治选举；大选；投票地点
The polls means an election for a country's government, or the place where people go to vote in an election.In 1945, Winston Churchill was defeated at the polls...
温斯顿·丘吉尔在1945年的大选中被击败。
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VERB 获得（…票数）
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.It was a disappointing result for the Greens who polled three percent...
这个结果让绿党感到失望，他们只获得了3%的选票。
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See also:polling;deed poll
noun
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- the counting of votes (as in an election)
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- a tame parrot
- Synonym: poll parrot
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- the part of the head between the ears
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- the top of the head
- Synonym: pate crown
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- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- Synonym: opinion poll public opinion poll canvass
verb
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- convert into a pollard
- pollard trees
- Synonym: pollard
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- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- Synonym: canvass canvas
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- get the votes of
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- vote in an election at a polling station
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The final result of the poll will be known tomorrow .
投票结果将于明天公布。
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On the eve of the poll , campaigning was bitter .
在投票前夕，竞选活动如火如荼。
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The government can take heart from the latest opinion polls .
政府可以从最近的民意测验中找回信心。
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A recent poll suggests some surprising changes in public opinion .
最近的调查反映民意有了出人意表的变化。
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The two candidates are in a dead heat in the polls .
两名候选人在民意测验中势均力敌。
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The two polls produced strikingly different results .
两次投票产生的结果截然不同。
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Over 50 % of those polled were against the proposed military action .
民调中有超过50%的人反对拟议的军事行动。
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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。
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A MORI poll showed that 68 % of people opposed the ban .
摩利公司的民意测验显示，有68%的人反对这一禁令。
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They are waiting for the results of the opinion polls before deciding their next move .
他们在等待民意测验的结果，然后再决定下一步行动。
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The poll gave a popular approval rating of 39 % for the President .
民意调查表明民众对总统的支持率为39%。
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They polled 39 % of the vote in the last election .
在上届选举中，他们获得了39%的选票。
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The Republicans have polled well in recent elections .
共和党在最近的选举中得票数都很漂亮。
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They are comfortably ahead in the opinion polls .
他们在民意测验中遥遥领先。
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They gained 20 % of the poll .
他们得到了20%的选票。
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Polling has been heavy since 8 a.m.
从早上8点以来投票很踊跃。
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The Conservatives are trailing Labour in the opinion polls .
在民意测验中保守党的支持率落后于工党。
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They suffered a defeat at the polls .
他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。
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Smith changed his name by deed poll to Jervis-Smith .
史密斯通过单边契据将自己的名字更改为杰维斯—史密斯。
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He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless .
他认为民意测验毫无用处而不予考虑。
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Polls close at 9 p.m.
投票于晚上9点结束。
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The government will take comfort from the latest opinion poll .
政府会从最新的民意调查中得到安慰。
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Congress as an institution scores low in public opinion polls .
作为一个公共机构，国会在公众民意调查中得分很低。
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Labour are still in the lead in the opinion polls .
工党在民意测验中仍然领先。
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Opinion polls indicated a feeling among the public that it was time for a change
民意测验表明，公众认为到了改革的时候了。
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A national poll shows the presidential race in a dead heat .
一项全国民意调查显示总统竞选相持不下。
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He has risen to second place in the opinion polls .
他在民意测验中已升至第二位。
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The latest polls indicate that the two main parties are neck and neck
最近的一次民意测验显示两个主要政党难分高下。
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Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances
最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。
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Some preliminary polls show him out in front .
一些初步民意调查显示他处于领先位置。