poll
UK [pəʊl] US [poʊl] noun
IMPROVER countable
■a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person 民意测验，民意调查•We're carrying out/conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion.我们正在进行一项民意调查，了解人们对堕胎的看法。 •The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead.最新的一项民意调查显示民主党领先。 the polls [plural]
■the places where people vote in a political election 投票处•The TV stations agreed not to announce the projected winner until after the polls closed.电视台同意等到所有的投票点都关闭后再宣布预测的获胜者。 go to the polls
■to vote 投票，去投票•The country will go to the polls on September 13th.该国将于9月13日举行投票。
UK [pəʊl] US [poʊl] verb transitive
ELECTION 选举
■When a person or a political party polls a particular number of votes in an election, they receive that number 获得（若干选票）•With nearly all the votes counted, Mr Soto had polled 67% of the vote.统计了几近所有选票后，索托先生获得了67%的选票。
UK [pəʊl] US [poʊl] verb transitive
OPINION 观点
■to ask a person for their opinion as part of a general study of what people think about a subject 对…进行民意调查•Half the people polled said they would pay more for environmentally-friendly food.半数受调者说他们愿意多花钱买环保食物。 |