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poll

UK //pəʊl//US //poʊl//

词源

源自中古英语 'polle'(头顶或人头),后引申为“人头税名单”或“投票名单”,最终演变为现代意义上的“投票”或“调查”。

noun

❶ 民意调查或投票活动,指通过询问一组人问题来收集他们对某个主题的看法或选择。

“The latest poll shows that most people support the new policy.”

(最新的民意调查显示,大多数人支持这项新政策。)

“They conducted a poll to find out the favorite candidate.”

(他们进行了一次投票调查,以找出最受欢迎的候选人。)

❶ 选举中的投票行为或投票总数,通常指特定时间或地点的投票活动。

“The polls will close at 8 PM tonight.”

(今晚8点投票站将关闭。)

“Voters lined up early to cast their poll.”

(选民们早早排队投票。)

同义词:survey, vote, ballot, election, referendum

verb

❶ 进行民意调查或投票,指通过提问或记录选择来收集意见或数据。

“The organization polls citizens every month.”

(该机构每月对市民进行民意调查。)

“They polled students about their favorite subjects.”

(他们调查了学生们最喜欢的科目。)

❶ 在选举中获得一定数量的选票,通常用于描述候选人或选项的得票情况。

“The candidate polled over 60% of the votes.”

(该候选人获得了超过60%的选票。)

“The new policy polled well among young voters.”

(这项新政策在年轻选民中获得了很高的支持率。)

同义词:survey, question, canvass, ballot, count

常见短语

opinion poll — 民意测验,指通过询问公众问题来了解他们对某个议题的看法或态度。

“The opinion poll revealed that most people are concerned about climate change.”

(民意测验显示,大多数人对气候变化感到担忧。)

go to the polls — 去投票,指参与选举或公投等正式投票活动。

“Citizens will go to the polls next week to elect a new mayor.”

(市民们下周将去投票选举新市长。)

straw poll — 非正式投票,通常指小规模或临时的意见调查,结果不一定具有代表性。

“We took a straw poll in the office to see which movie to watch.”

(我们在办公室进行了非正式投票,决定看哪部电影。)