| 释义 |
vote /vəʊt/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 投票；选举；表决
Let's have a vote. 咱们来投票决定。
take a vote on the matter 就事情进行表决
bring (submit,put) a question to a vote 把问题交付表决
2. 票，选票
cast one's vote 投票
count the vote 计票
The motion was defeated by 221 votes to 152. 动议以221票对152票被否决。
3. 投票权；选举权；表决权
use one's vote on election day 在选举日行使选举权
give women the vote 给妇女以选举权
4. 投票结果；表决结果
Was the vote for or against the resolution? 表决结果是赞成还是反对决议?
5. 〈主英〉付表决事项；表决通过的金额(或拨款)
The vote for Education gets higher every year. 通过的教育拨款额逐年增加。
6. 投票(或选票)总数；得票(或选票)总数
a light vote 不多的投票数
the Labour (Conservative) vote 工党(保守党)的得票数
They captured 13 per cent of the vote. 他们获得13%的选票。
7. 投票(或表决)过程；投票(或表决)方法
on a voice vote 以口头表决的方式
8. [总称]投票者；选民；〈古〉1名投票者(或选民)
9. 〈废〉誓言；祈祷者；热切的愿望
II ❶ vi.
投票；选举；表决
vote on an agreement 投票表决一项协议
381 delegates voted for unilateral disarmament. 381位代表投票赞成单方面裁军。
He voted for the Conservative candidate. 他投保守党候选人的票。
I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment. 我将投票反对恢复死刑。
The students voted to continue the sit-in. 学生们投票决定继续静坐示威。
You're only 16; you're too young to vote. 你才16岁，还太小，不能参加选举。
❷ vt.
1. 投票制定(或决定、赞成、支持、选举、通过)
vote a proposed bill into law 投票通过提出的议案使之成为法律
vote Democratic (Labour) 投民主党(工党)候选人的票
Indian women vote their minds,not their husbands'. 印度妇女投票表达自己而不是她们丈夫的意见。
vote sb.into power 选举某人当权
be voted out of office 落选离职
vote a town a large sum of money for a new road 为在镇上修建新公路投票通过巨额拨款
2. 〈口〉公议，一致认为
vote the picnic a success 一致认为野餐很成功
3. 〈口〉建议
I vote we all go home. 我建议我们大家都回家吧。
4. 〈美〉鼓励…投票，使投票
[< L vōtum vow,solemn promise,desire <vovēre to vow] phr. split one's vote 投两党或两党以上候选人的票 vote down 否决，投票击败 vote down a proposal 否决提案 vote in 投票选出 vote out 投票使 (原任者)落选 vote shares (或 stock) 〈美〉投股份票 (指按在一公司持有的股份投票) vote through 投票通过 vote a bill through 投票通过一项议案 vote with one's feet 见 foot |