
polls
词源
源自中古英语 'polle'(意为‘头’或‘计数’),后引申为‘投票’或‘调查’,可能与‘headcount’(人头计数)有关。
noun
❶ 指民意调查或投票活动,通常用于收集公众对某个问题或选举的意见。
“The latest polls show that the candidate is leading by 10 points.”
(最新民调显示,这位候选人领先10个百分点。)
“They conducted a poll to find out what people think about the new policy.”
(他们进行了一项民意调查,以了解人们对新政策的看法。)
verb
❶ 指进行民意调查或投票,通常是为了收集数据或决定某事。
“The organization polled 1,000 people for their research.”
(该机构为研究调查了1000人。)
“They are polling students to decide on the new school mascot.”
(他们正在对学生进行投票,以决定新的学校吉祥物。)
常见短语
go to the polls — 指去投票站参加选举或投票活动,常用于描述选民的行为。
“Millions of citizens will go to the polls next week to vote for their new leader.”
(数百万公民下周将前往投票站选举新领导人。)
exit poll — 指在选民离开投票站时进行的调查,用于预测选举结果。
“The exit polls suggested a close race between the two candidates.”
(出口民调显示两位候选人竞争激烈。)