polls

英 [pəʊlz]

美 [poʊlz]

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
poll的第三人称单数和复数

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 place where people vote

双语例句

• Judging by the opinion polls, he seems to be succeeding
  从民意测验来看，他似乎胜券在握。
• A steady growth in the popularity of two smaller parties may upset the polls
  两个较小政党的支持率稳步上升，可能会打乱投票结果。
• Opinion polls are an unreliable predictor of election outcomes
  民意测验并不能对选举结果进行可靠预测。
• The Democratic candidate is still leading in the polls
  民主党候选人的得票数依然领先。
• The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest
  最近的民意测验预测竞争将会非常激烈。
• These polls give a very sizeable vote to the candidate of the M19 Movement.
  这些民意测验显示，相当多的选票投给了“四·一九运动”的候选人。
• New public opinion polls show the president's approval rating at its lowest point since he took office.
  新的民意调查显示总统的支持率跌到了他就职以来的最低点。
• He is edging ahead in the opinion polls.
  他在民意测验中的支持率正一点点攀升。
• Austrian voters went to the polls this weekend to elect a successor to the President.
  奥地利选民这周末去投票中心选举下届总统。
• 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。