| 释义 |
ballot/ˈbælət/ n. & v.●n. 1 a process of voting, in writing and usu. secret (尤指无记名)投票选举 2 the total of votes recorded in a ballot 投票总数 3 the drawing of lots 抽签 4 a paper or ticket etc. used in voting 投票用纸(用票等) ●v. (balloted, balloting) 1 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for)a hold a ballot; give a vote 投票选举；投票 b draw lots for precedence etc. (按先后次序等)抽签决定 2 tr. take a ballot of 提交表决 the union balloted its members 工会提交会员表决 [Italian ballotta, diminutive of balla BALL1 (from the practice of registering votes by placing coloured balls in a container)] |