vote
verb
noun
vəʊt verb
1
IN ELECTION/TO SUPPORT
在选举中/支持
to show by marking a paper, raising your hand etc which person you want to elect or whether you support a particular plan 投票，表决 I,T
In 1918 British women got the right to vote.
1918 年，英国妇女获得了选举权。
[+ for/against/in favour of ]
I voted for the Labour candidate in the last election.
我在上次选举中投了工党候选人的票。
53% of Danes voted in favour of the Maastricht treaty.
53% 的丹麦人投票赞成《马斯特里赫特条约》。
[+ on ]
The people of Ulster had finally been given a chance to vote on the issue.
阿尔斯特（即北爱尔兰）人民在这个问题上终于获得了一个投票的机会。
vote to do sth
Congress voted to increase foreign aid by 10%.
国会表决同意增加 10% 的对外援助。
Shareholders voted to reject the offer.
股东投票决定拒绝接受提议。
vote Democrat/Republican/Labour/Conservative etc
I’ve voted Democrat all my life.
我已经投了一辈子民主党的票。
2
vote sb into/out of power/office/parliament etc
to elect or dismiss someone by voting 投票把某人选上台/选下台/选进议会/选出议会等
The chances are that the government will be voted out of office.
有可能政府会被选下台。
3
CHOOSE FOR PRIZE
选出获奖者
to choose someone or something for a particular prize by voting for them 投票评选 T
vote sb/sth sth
In 1981 Henry Fonda was voted Best Actor for ‘On Golden Pond’.
1981 年亨利．方达因《金色池塘》而当选最佳男演员。
4
MONEY
钱款
if a parliament, committee etc votes a sum of money for something, they decide by voting to provide money for that particular purpose 〔议会、委员会等通过投票〕同意提供〔款项〕 T
vote sth for sth
Parliament has voted £20 million extra funding for road improvements.
国会投票通过加拨 2,000 万英镑用于改善道路。
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vote sth a success/the best etc
if people vote something a success etc, they all agree that it is a success 一致认为某事物是成功/最好的等 BrE
The evening was voted a great success.
都认为晚会办得很成功。
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I vote ...
used to say that you prefer one particular choice or possible action [口] 我提议… spoken
vote (that)
I vote we go to the movies.
我提议我们去看电影。
[+ for ]
‘What do you want to eat?’ ‘I vote for Mexican.’
“你想吃什么？”“我想吃墨西哥菜。”
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vote with your wallet vote with your pocketbook vote your pocketbook vote with your dollars
b. also 又作 to show you like something by choosing to buy it 用钱包来表示是否喜欢某物〔指喜欢某物就会购买〕 BrE AmE AmE AmE
People generally vote their pocketbooks against new taxes.
人们考虑到自己的钱袋子通常都投票反对新的税收。
Readers vote with their wallets every day when they choose a newspaper.
读者每天在选择报纸时，就是在用钱包表达他们的喜好。
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vote with your feet
to show that you do not support a decision or action by leaving a place or organization 以退席 （退出组织 ）表示不支持〔某决定、行动等〕
9 to defeat a plan, law etc by voting 投票否决〔计划、法令等〕
In 1999 the town had voted down a petition to close the school.
1999 年镇上投票否决了关闭这所学校的请求。
10 to elect someone by voting 投票选出某人
A new chairman was voted in.
投票选出了一位新主席。
11 to remove someone from a position of power by voting 投票免去某人的职务
With policies like that, he’ll be voted out in the next election.
像那样的政策，下届选举他会被选下去的。
12 to approve a plan, law etc by voting 表决 （投票 ）通过〔计划、法令等〕
The proposals were voted through yesterday.
这些提议昨天表决通过了。
noun
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CHOICE BY VOTING
投票作出选择
an act of voting in an election or meeting, or the choice that you make when you vote 投票〔指行为〕; 投票选择; 票 C
A vote for us is not a wasted vote.
投我们的票是不会白投的。
The proposal was rejected by 19 votes to 7.
那项提议以 19 票比 7 票被否决。
[+ for/in favour (of) /against ]
The House of Representatives approved the budget, with 52 votes in favour, 16 against and 12 abstentions.
众议院以 52 票赞成、16 票反对、12 票弃权批准了这项预算。
cast your vote (vote in a political election) 投票
Harkin won 74 percent of the votes cast.
哈金获得了投票总数 74% 的选票。
policies designed to win votes in the South
旨在赢取南方选票的各项政策
It’s the club secretary that counts the votes .
俱乐部干事负责清点选票。
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OCCASION OF VOTING
投票活动
an occasion when a group of people vote in order to decide something or choose a representative 投票〔指活动〕; C usually singular 一般用单数
The results of the vote were surprising – 80% of workers favoured strike action.
投票结果令人吃惊 — 80%的工人赞成罢工行动。
[+ on ]
There will be a citywide vote (=all the voters in a particular city) on the matter.
将就此进行一次全市范围的投票表决。
take/have a vote (on sth)
Unless anyone has anything to add, we’ll take a vote.
如果没人要补充什么，我们就进行投票表决吧。
Let’s have a vote on it.
我们对此事投票表决吧。
put sth to the/a vote (decide something by voting) 将某事付诸表决
Let’s put it to the vote. All those in favor raise your hands.
让我们来表决吧，所有赞成的人请举手。
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the vote
a. the total number of votes made in an election b. the right to vote in political elections 〔政治选举中的〕投票权，选举权
Davis won the election with 57% of the vote.
戴维斯以57%的选票当选。
The Greens increased their share of the vote from 2.9 to 4.9%.
绿党选票从 2.9% 上升到了 4.9%。
In France women didn’t get the vote until 1945.
在法国，妇女直到 1945 年才获得选举权。
At that time black people did not yet have the vote .
那时黑人还没有选举权。
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the ... vote a.the black/Jewish/middle-class etc vote the Labour/Conservative/Green etcb) vote
black, Jewish etc voters, or their votes b. the total number of votes the Labour Party, Conservative Party etc win in an election [英] 工党/保守党/绿党等获得的选票 BrE
The black vote is astonishingly loyal to the Democratic Party.
黑人选民对民主党出奇地忠诚。
The Green vote looks likely to increase again.
绿党选票看来有可能又增加了。
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RESULT OF VOTING
选举结果
the result of a vote 投票 （表决 ）结果 singular 单数
A close vote is expected.
预计票数很接近。
The motion was passed by a vote of 215 to 84.
这个动议以 215 票对 84 票获通过。
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sb/sth gets my vote
used to say that you are ready to support someone or something, or that you think that someone or something is the best of their kind [口] 我支持某人/某事 spoken
Anything that will mean a better deal for our children gets my vote.
凡对我们的孩子有好处的事我都赞成。