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

• His announcement comes as eight existing Republican candidates take part in an unofficial straw poll in Iowa state, which could influence who is eventually chosen to challenge Barack Obama.
  在他宣布该决定时，现有的八名共和党候选人在爱荷华州参加了非官方的民意投票测验。这可能会影响谁将最终被选中来挑战奥巴马。
• Despite low turnout, Mitt Romney says he's happy with his victory in the Iowa Straw Poll.
  尽管参加者不多，米特罗姆尼称他对在爱荷华州公投的胜利很开心。
• The Iowa Straw Poll is an early test of popularity and organizing strength for the crowded field of Republican presidential contenders.
  爱奥华州草根投票是对众多角逐共和党总统侯选人的竞争者，作一番民望和组织能力的测验。
• He placed a distant third in the Iowa straw poll behind a fellow-Minnesotan, Representative Michele Bachmann, and Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.
  他在爱奥华州的意向性投票中以明显差距，落后于明尼苏达州的同乡、众议员米歇尔·巴克曼以及来自德克萨斯州的国会议员罗恩·保罗。
• The straw poll is an unreliable predictor of the winner of the Iowa caucuses, let alone the Republican nomination or the presidency.
  民意调查对于爱荷华州领导班子的获胜者来说是一个不可信赖的预言，更不用说共和党提名或者总统职务了。
• But an admittedly unscientific straw poll of a handful of teachers in Shanghai schools found that this was true for them only in their first year.
  但对几名上海中小学教师的不科学调查显示，只在他们入校第一年是这样。
• The Iowa Straw Poll, as the event is known, effectively kicks off the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year.
  这个所谓的爱奥华州草根性的投票，将是众多共和党人竞争该党总统候选人的开始。
• Perry finished a disappointing second in a recent straw poll, or test vote, in Florida behind the surprise winner, Georgia businessman Herman Cain.
  最近，佛罗里达州举行的探测民意假投票，佩里在投票里排名第二，落后于出人意料的胜利者-乔治亚州商人赫尔曼。凯因。
• 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。
• 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。