poll

英 [pəʊl]

美 [poʊl]

n.  民意测验; 民意调查; 选举投票; 计票; 投票数
v.  获得(票数); 对…进行民意调查

复数：polls　过去式：polled　过去分词：polled　现在分词：polling　第三人称单数：polls　

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牛津词典

noun

• 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
  1. to carry out/conduct a poll
     进行民意测验
  2. 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
  1. The final result of the poll will be known tomorrow.
     投票结果将于明天公布。
  2. 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。
  3. 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
  1. Labour is ahead in the poll.
     工党的得票数领先。
  2. They gained 20% of the poll.
     他们得到了20%的选票。

verb

• 获得（票数）
  to receive a particular number of votes in an election
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark...We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined...The Socialist Party, which won a convincing victory in elections in June, has been losing support in the polls recently.opinion pollstraw poll
• VERB 对…进行民意测验（或调查）
  If youare polled onsomething, you are asked what you think about it as part of a survey.
  1. More than 18,000 people were polled...
     超过1.8万人接受了民意测验。
  2. Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best...
     将对观众进行民意调查，询问他们在3部当代音乐作品中最喜欢哪一部。
  3. More than 70 per cent of those polled said that they approved of his record as president.
     超过70%的被调查者称对他总统任期的政绩表示满意。
• N-PLURAL 政治选举；大选；投票地点
  The pollsmeans an election for a country's government, or the place where people go to vote in an election.
  1. 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。
  2. Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president...
     选民应于星期日前往投票站选举新总统。
  3. The polls have closed in the Pakistan parliamentary elections.
     巴基斯坦议会选举投票已结束。
• VERB 获得（…票数）
  If a political party or a candidatepollsa particular number or percentage of votes, they get that number or percentage of votes in an election.
  1. 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。
  2. The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot.
     结果显示，他已获得了足够把对手拖入二次投票的票数。
• See also:pollingdeed poll

英英释义

noun

• the counting of votes (as in an election)
• a tame parrot
  Synonym:poll parrot
• the part of the head between the ears
• the top of the head
  Synonym:patecrown
• an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
  Synonym:opinion pollpublic opinion pollcanvass

verb

• convert into a pollard
  1. pollard trees
  Synonym:pollard
• get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
  Synonym:canvasscanvas
• get the votes of
• vote in an election at a polling station

双语例句

• Nearly three-quarters of people questioned in an opinion poll agreed with the government's decision.
  将近3/4的民意调查受访者赞同政府的决定。
• A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth
  会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。
• The poll canvassed the views of almost eighty economists.
  民意调查征询了将近80位经济学家的意见。
• More than 70 per cent of those polled said that they approved of his record as president.
  超过70%的被调查者称对他总统任期的政绩表示满意。
• The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot.
  结果显示，他已获得了足够把对手拖入二次投票的票数。
• He came third in the poll with 149 votes
  他在选举中获得149票，名列第三。
• Trade unions are regarding the poll as a test of the public's confidence in the government.
  工会将此次民意调查当作测试民众对政府信心的一种方式。
• A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind
  《观察家报》一项民意调查显示，工党支持率为39%，保守党落后其1个百分点。
• In a poll of those leaving the theatre and nine out of ten thought it was simply marvellous.
  一项对那些刚在剧院看完这场戏的观众所作的调查显示，十有八九的人都认为它简直棒极了。
• On the eve of the poll, campaigning was bitter.
  在投票前夕，竞选活动如火如荼。