referendum

英 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]

美 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]

n.  全民投票; 全民公决

复数：referendums　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.4445 / COCA.6758

牛津词典

noun

• 全民投票；全民公决
  an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue
  1. Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
     爱尔兰决定就离婚问题进行全民投票。
  2. The changes were approved by referendum.
     全民投票赞同这些变革。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 公民投票；全民公决
  If a country holds areferendumon a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it.
  1. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
     爱沙尼亚称其也计划就独立问题进行全民公决。

英英释义

noun

• a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

双语例句

• The referendum will bring Puerto Rico one step closer to cutting the island's umbilical cord to the United States
  这次全民公决将会促使波多黎各进一步摆脱对美国的依靠。
• Peaceful acceptance of the referendum outcome expected next month is only the first step.
  以和平方式接受预计将于下月得出的公投结果只是迈出了第一步。
• The groundswell of opinion is in favour of a referendum.
  支持全民公决的舆论呼声越来越高。
• But the referendum produced a clear vote to retain the monarchy.
  但全民公投产生了一个明确的结果&支持保留君主制。
• The conference approved a proposal for a referendum.
  大会批准了进行公民投票的提议。
• Austrians voted for EU membership by a two-to-one majority in a June 1994 referendum, but the honeymoon is definitely over
  奥地利在1994年6月举行的全民公决中以2比1的多数票支持加入欧盟，但这一蜜月期明显已经结束了。
• It's kind of a referendum, though a lot of issues are packed in.
  这算是全民公决，虽然牵涉到很多问题。
• He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
  他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”，但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
• Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
  议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。
• I voted` No 'in the referendum.
  我在全民投票时投了反对票。