straw poll

英 [ˌstrɔː ˈpəʊl]

美 [ˌstrɔː ˈpoʊl]

n.  (选举前的)非正式民意测验

牛津词典

noun

• （选举前的）非正式民意测验
  an occasion when a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth or to say how they are likely to vote in an election

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 非正式民意测验
  Astraw pollis the unofficial questioning of a group of people to find out their opinion about something.
  1. 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。
  2. Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.
     就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。

英英释义

noun

• an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
  Synonym:straw vote

双语例句

• Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin also is visiting Iowa but is not taking part in the straw poll.
  前阿拉斯加州州长萨拉。佩林目前也在爱奥华州访问，但她不会参加这次测验民意投票。
• Still, participants in a recent straw poll in Florida put Cain in first place.
  然而，最近一次佛罗里达州的民意调查显示，凯恩是排在第一位的。
• A straw poll of local inhabitants in Mediterranean resorts concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish.
  对地中海度假地居民非正式民意调查表明，英国旅游者穿得最差，意大利游客穿得最潇牺。
• Mrs Bachmann's victory in the straw poll is a boost for her campaign.
  巴赫曼夫人在非正式投票中的胜利将大大增加她竞选的筹码。
• A straw poll of Roman Catholic priests in half a dozen poor inland parishes, where many residents have left home in search of work, found none who enjoyed a better attendance at Christmas mass because of an early exodus from the coast.
  罗马天主教传教士对六个贫困内陆辖区所做的民意调查显示，这些地方多数居民离家在外寻找工作，没有一个地区由于沿海地区返乡潮的提前到来，致使圣诞弥撒的出席率有所改善。
• At the Ames straw poll in the Iowa heartland last month, Ron Paul, a Republican presidential candidate, was cheered to the rafters when he called for the troops to come home.
  上个月在爱荷华州中心地区的艾姆斯市举行非正式投票时，共和党总统候选人之一罗恩·保罗呼吁海外军队撤回国内，台下掌声雷动。
• My straw poll reveals why: they are frantically filling in questionnaires and participating in online surveys.
  而我的非正式民意调查揭示了个中缘由：一份又一份调查问卷和在线调查让他们疲于奔命。
• But a straw poll of FTSE 100 executives showed no such concern.
  然而，对富时100指数（FTSE100）成分股公司高管的调查却并未显示出这种担忧。
• Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.
  就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。
• I don't think we have to win the straw poll but we do have to show some progress.
  我不认为我们必须在这项草根性投票中获胜，但是我们必须表现出某些进展。