canvass
['kæn.vəs] verb
GET SUPPORT 取得支持
intransitive or transitive
■to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area （尤指四处家访以）游说，拉选票•I've been out canvassing for the Labour Party every evening this week.这周我每天晚上都出去游说给工党拉选票。
['kæn.vəs] verb
ASK 询问
transitive
■to try to discover information or opinions by asking people 调查（民意）；征求意见•The council has been canvassing local opinion /local people to get their thoughts on the proposed housing development.地方议会一直在调查当地民众的意见，以了解他们对拟建的住宅区的看法。
['kæn.vəs] verb
SUGGEST 建议
transitive UK formal
■to suggest an idea or plan to be considered 提出（意见或计划）供考虑•Wind and wave power are now being seriously canvassed as the solution to our energy problems.风能和潮汐能作为解决能源问题的方法现在正被人们郑重提出并加以考虑。 |