poll
noun
verb
pəʊl
noun
1
the
process
of
finding
out
what
people
think
about
something
by
asking
many
people
the
same
question,
or
the
record
of
the
result
民意调查，民意测验; 民意调查的结果;
C
A
recent
poll
found
that
80%
of
Californians
support
the
governor.
最近的一项民意调查发现 80% 的加利福尼亚人支持州长。
Polls
indicate
that
education
is
the
top
issue
with
voters.
民意调查显示教育在选民心中是头等大事。
Labour
is
ahead
in
the
polls.
工党在民意调查中处于领先地位。
The
latest
public
opinion
poll
showed
that
25%
of
us
consider
ourselves
superstitious.
最新的民意调查显示我们中有 25% 的人认为自己迷信。
conduct/carry
out/do
a
poll
a
poll
conducted
by
USA
Today
由《今日美国》进行的一次民意测验
[+
on
]
a
poll
on
eating
habits
关于饮食习惯的一项民意测验
[+
of
]
a
poll
of
1000
people
对 1000 人进行的民意调查
2
go to the polls
to
vote
in
an
election
参加投票
10
million
voters
went
to
the
polls.
1000 万选民参加了投票。
3
the
process
of
voting
in
an
election,
or
the
number
of
votes
recorded
[英] 投票; 投票数
singular 单数 | BrE
Labour
won
the
election
with
40%
of
the
poll.
工党以 40% 的选票赢得选举。
The
result
of
the
poll
won’t
be
known
until
around
midnight.
选举结果要到午夜左右才能知道。
4
the polls
the
place
where
you
can
go
to
vote
in
an
election
投票站，投票地点
The
polls
will
close
in
an
hour.
投票站一小时后关闭。
verb
5
to
ask
a
lot
of
people
the
same
questions
in
order
to
find
out
what
they
think
about
a
subject
对…进行民意测验 （调查 ）
18%
of
the
women
we
polled
said
their
husbands
had
a
drinking
problem.
我们调查的妇女当中有 18% 的人说她们的丈夫有嗜酒的毛病。
6
to
get
a
particular
number
of
votes
in
an
election
获得〔票数〕
Labour
polled
just
4%
of
the
vote.
工党只得了 4% 的选票。