poll

noun

1. 民意测验；民意调查
   the process of questioning people who are representative of a larger group in order to get information about the general opinion
   1. to carry out/conduct a poll
      进行民意测验
   2. A recent poll suggests some surprising changes in public opinion.
      最近的调查反映民意有了出人意表的变化。
2. 选举投票；计票
   the process of voting at an election; the process of counting the votes
   1. The final result of the poll will be known tomorrow.
      投票结果将于明天公布。
   2. Thursday is traditionally the day when Britain goes to the polls (= when elections are held) .
      英国传统的投票选举日是星期四。
   3. Polls close (= voting ends) at 9 p.m.
      投票于晚上9点结束。
3. 投票数
   the number of votes given in an election
   1. Labour is ahead in the poll.
      工党的得票数领先。
   2. They gained 20% of the poll.
      他们得到了20%的选票。

verb

1. 获得（票数）
   to receive a particular number of votes in an election
   1. They polled 39% of the vote in the last election.
      在上届选举中，他们获得了39%的选票。
   2. The Republicans have polled well (= received many votes) in recent elections.
      共和党在最近的选举中得票数都很漂亮。
2. 对…进行民意调查
   to ask a large number of members of the public what they think about sth
   1. Over 50% of those polled were against the proposed military action.
      民调中有超过50%的人反对拟议的军事行动。

1. See also: Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark... We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined... The Socialist Party, which won a convincing victory in elections in June, has been losing support in the polls recently. opinion poll straw poll
2. VERB 对…进行民意测验（或调查）
   If you are polled on something, you are asked what you think about it as part of a survey.
   1. More than 18,000 people were polled...
      超过1.8万人接受了民意测验。
   2. Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best...
      将对观众进行民意调查，询问他们在3部当代音乐作品中最喜欢哪一部。
   3. More than 70 per cent of those polled said that they approved of his record as president.
      超过70%的被调查者称对他总统任期的政绩表示满意。
3. N-PLURAL 政治选举；大选；投票地点
   The polls means an election for a country's government, or the place where people go to vote in an election.
   1. In 1945, Winston Churchill was defeated at the polls...
      温斯顿·丘吉尔在1945年的大选中被击败。
   2. Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president...
      选民应于星期日前往投票站选举新总统。
   3. The polls have closed in the Pakistan parliamentary elections.
      巴基斯坦议会选举投票已结束。
4. VERB 获得（…票数）
   If a political party or a candidate polls a particular number or percentage of votes, they get that number or percentage of votes in an election.
   1. It was a disappointing result for the Greens who polled three percent...
      这个结果让绿党感到失望，他们只获得了3%的选票。
   2. The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot.
      结果显示，他已获得了足够把对手拖入二次投票的票数。
5. See also: polling deed poll

1. The poll was widely discredited after allegations of ballot rigging.
   选举舞弊的指控出现后，这次投票测验受到了广泛质疑。
2. On the eve of the poll, campaigning was bitter.
   在投票前夕，竞选活动如火如荼。
3. The poll canvassed the views of almost eighty economists.
   民意调查征询了将近80位经济学家的意见。
4. Ministers believed it was vital to dump the poll tax before the election.
   大臣们认为在大选前停止征收人头税至关重要。
5. We already have files on people's tax details, mortgages and poll tax
   我们已经建立了人们纳税详情、抵押贷款以及人头税的档案。
6. A BBC poll gave the Labour Party a 12 per cent lead
   英国广播公司的一项民意调查预计工党将领先12个百分点。
7. An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government.
   今天发表的一项独立民意测验表明民众对政府的不满正与日俱增。
8. A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind
   《观察家报》一项民意调查显示，工党支持率为39%，保守党落后其1个百分点。
9. A recent Gallup poll revealed that 20 million Americans claimed to have had near-death experiences.
   最近的一次盖洛普民意测验披露，2,000万美国人声称他们有过濒死体验。
10. Nearly three-quarters of people questioned in an opinion poll agreed with the government's decision.
    将近3/4的民意调查受访者赞同政府的决定。
11. Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark
    民意测验显示该欧盟条约已在丹麦获得支持。
12. We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined
    我们每周就总统进行一次民意调查，很显然他的支持率下降了。
13. More than 18,000 people were polled
    超过1.8万人接受了民意测验。
14. Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best
    将对观众进行民意调查，询问他们在3部当代音乐作品中最喜欢哪一部。
15. More than 70 per cent of those polled said that they approved of his record as president.
    超过70%的被调查者称对他总统任期的政绩表示满意。
16. Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president
    选民应于星期日前往投票站选举新总统。
17. The polls have closed in the Pakistan parliamentary elections.
    巴基斯坦议会选举投票已结束。
18. It was a disappointing result for the Greens who polled three percent
    这个结果让绿党感到失望，他们只获得了3%的选票。
19. The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot.
    结果显示，他已获得了足够把对手拖入二次投票的票数。
20. Trade unions are regarding the poll as a test of the public's confidence in the government.
    工会将此次民意调查当作测试民众对政府信心的一种方式。
21. The crowd chanted 'No Poll Tax', a reference to the government's new local taxation system
    人群高呼“不要人头税”，指的是政府新确立的地方税收制度。
22. The council tax replaces the poll tax next April.
    市政税在明年4月将取代人头税。
23. In a poll of those leaving the theatre and nine out of ten thought it was simply marvellous.
    一项对那些刚在剧院看完这场戏的观众所作的调查显示，十有八九的人都认为它简直棒极了。
24. A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth
    会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。
25. The government will take comfort from the latest opinion poll.
    政府会从最新的民意调查中得到安慰。
26. He came third in the poll with 149 votes
    他在选举中获得149票，名列第三。
27. The newspaper took a poll of 300 people to see what the man in the street thinks.
    那家报纸对三百人进行了民意测验，看普通老百姓有些什么想法。

noun

1. the counting of votes (as in an election)

2. a tame parrot

   Synonym:    poll parrot

3. the part of the head between the ears

4. the top of the head

   Synonym:    patecrown

5. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

   Synonym:    opinion pollpublic opinion pollcanvass

verb

1. convert into a pollard
   1. pollard trees

   Synonym:    pollard

2. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

   Synonym:    canvasscanvas

3. get the votes of

4. vote in an election at a polling station