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vote (obj)HvEJt, $voJtvto express your choice or opinion, esp. by officially marking a paper or by raising your hand or speaking in a meeting投票，选举，表决In a democracy, all adult citizens have the right to vote --the people choose the government. [I]在民主政治当中，所有的成年公民都有选举权----人民选择政府。She was too young to vote in the national election. [I]她年纪太轻，不能在全国选举中投票。The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously. [I]该委员会对那条提案进行了投票，结果一致同意通过。Over 55% voted Liberal.[I]投自由党的票超过55%。A woman with a megaphone was shouting "Vote for Kennedy! Vote Kennedy!" [I]一位妇女拿着话筒喊着:“投肯尼迪的票！投肯尼迪的票！”A majority of staff voted to accept the offer of an 8% pay rise. [+ to infinitive]大部分职工表决接受工资增长8%的提议。I vote (that) we (= It is my opinion that we should) go to the cinema first and eat afterwards. [+ (that) clause]我建议我们先去看电影然后再吃饭。The evening was voted a tremendous success (= This was most people's opinion). [T + obj + n]那个晚会被公认是巨大成功。She was voted Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. [T + obj + n]戛纳电影节上她被选为最佳导演。It was the younger members who voted Smith onto the committee (= Smith joined because he was the choice of the younger members). [T]是那些年轻委员把史密斯选进委员会的。The Republican Party was voted into office (= was chosen in an election to become the government). [T]To vote something for (Br also to/Am also towards) someone or something means to decide to give it to them.共和党被选举执政。投票制定(或决定、赞成、支持、选举、通过)The Board of Directors voted $1 million funding for the project./The Board of Directors voted the project $1 million funding. [+ two objects]董事会投票通过给那个项目拨款100万美元。They voted a generous pension to his widow./They voted his widow a generous pension. [+ two objects]他们投票决定给他的遗孀一大笔抚恤金。(specialized) To vote something down is to decide as a group not to accept it or do it.否决;投票击败The proposal to build a new road through the forest was voted down by the local council.建造一条新路穿过森林的提议被当地市政会否决了。The Bill was voted down.那项法案被否决了。(specialized) To vote something through is to decide as a group to accept or do something.投票通过The committee voted through a proposal to cut the defence budget.该委员会通过了一项提案要削减国防预算。If you vote with your feet, you leave an organization or stop supporting, using or buying something, and change to a new organization, service, or product.(用逃避、离去等方式)表示不赞同;用脚表决When the price of skiing in the mountain resorts doubled, tourists voted with their feet and just stopped going.当山区胜地的滑雪价格涨了一倍时，游客们不愿意接受，因此都不去了。(esp. Am) A voting machine is a machine used to automatically record and count votes in an election.选举机器，选票计算机
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