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单词 vote
释义
vote
verb[IorT]
uk
/vəʊt/us
/voʊt/
B1
toexpressyourchoiceoropinion,especiallybyofficiallywriting amarkon apaperor byraisingyourhandorspeakingin ameeting:
投票；选举；（对…）进行表决
She was tooyoungto voteintheelection.她的年龄太小，不能在选举中投票。
Thecommitteevotedontheproposal, andaccepteditunanimously.委员会就这一提议进行投票表决，结果一致通过。
Did you votefororagainstthemotion?对这项动议你投了赞成票还是反对票？
Over 55percentvotedDemocrat.55%的选民投了民主党的票。
[+ to infinitive]Employees votedtoaccepttheofferof an eightpercentpayrise.员工表决同意接受8%的工资涨幅。
[+ (that)]I vote(that)we(= Ithinkwe should)go to thecinemafirst andeatafterwards.我觉得我们应该先去看电影，然后再去吃饭。
[+ obj + noun]Theeveningwas voted atremendoussuccess(= this was most people'sopinion).大部分人认为那场晚会是非常成功的。
It was theyoungermemberswho voted Smithontothecommittee.是年纪较轻的成员将史密斯选进了委员会。
TheConservativePartywas votedinto/out ofoffice(= waschosenin anelectiontobecome/stopbeing thegovernment).保守党被选上／下了台。
More examples
  • Civilrightsincludefreedom,equalityinlawand inemployment, and therightto vote.
  • Onlypeopleover 18 areeligibleto vote.
  • Now that we'veheardall theargumentsfor and against theproposal, shall we vote on it?
  • Only 40percentofpeoplebotheredto vote in theelection.
  • Put acrossnext to thenameof thecandidateyouwantto vote for.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Elections
  • absentee
  • absentee ballot
  • absentee vote
  • absentee voter
  • absentee voting
  • entrance poll
  • exit poll
  • first-past-the-post
  • flip
  • franchise
  • primary
  • proportional representation
  • proxy
  • proxy vote
  • proxy voter
  • voting
  • voting booth
  • voting machine
  • voting slip
  • whistle-stop
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Idioms

vote withyourfeet
vote withyourwallet
votesomethingup or down

Phrasal verbs

votesomethingdown
votesomethingthrough
votesomethingup
vote
noun
uk
/vəʊt/us
/voʊt/
B1[C]
theactofshowingyourchoiceoropinionin anelectionormeetingby writing an X on anofficialpieceofpaperor puttingyourhandup:
（选）票；表决意见
Thesuggestionwasapproved, with 25 votes infavour, and seven against.25票赞成，7票反对，这项提议获得了通过。
Shecasther vote(= voted)for the Independentcandidate.她投票支持独立候选人。
B2[Cusually singular]
a way of making adecisionbyaskingagroupofpeopleto vote:
投票；表决；选举
We called ameetinginordertotake/holda voteontheissue.我们召集了一次会议对这个问题进行表决。
the vote[S]
thetotalnumberof votes given orreceivedin anelection:
总投票数
Thepartygot/took25percentof the vote.该党获得了总票数的25%。
They aretryingtocapturethefemalevote(= topersuadewomen to vote for them).他们正在试图争取女性选民的选票。
C1
thefactof beingofficiallyallowedto vote:
选举权；表决权
In somecountrieswomen still don'thavethe vote.在某些国家女性仍然没有选举权。
putsomethingto the/a vote
to vote on something:
对…进行表决
Theproposalwasreadout and then put to the vote.这项提议被宣读，然后提交表决。
More examples
  • In ahistoricvote, theChurchofEnglanddecidedtoallowwomen tobecomepriests.
  • Withnearlyall the votescounted, Mr Soto hadpolled67percentof the vote.
  • There were ten votes infavour, six against, and threeabstentions.
  • We're stillwaitingfor the votes to becountedup.
  • Theproposaltochangetheruleswasnarrowlydefeatedby 201 votes to 196.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Elections
  • absentee
  • absentee ballot
  • absentee vote
  • absentee voter
  • absentee voting
  • entrance poll
  • exit poll
  • first-past-the-post
  • flip
  • franchise
  • primary
  • proportional representation
  • proxy
  • proxy vote
  • proxy voter
  • voting
  • voting booth
  • voting machine
  • voting slip
  • whistle-stop
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(Definition ofvotefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

vote| American Dictionary

vote
verb[I/T]
us
/voʊt/
social studies
toexpressyourchoiceoropinionas onememberof agroupinordertodecideamatterofimportanceto thewholegroupor toelectsomeone to anoffice:
[I]I voted early thismorningjust after thepollsopened.
[I]In ademocracy, alladultcitizenshave therightto vote.
[I]Localresidentshavetwicevoted againstraisingpropertytaxes.
[I]Who did you vote for in the lastelection?
[+ to infinitive]Amajorityofworkersvoted toaccepttheofferof an 8%payraise.
[T]She was votedbestdirectorat the Cannes Film Festival.
(Definition ofvotefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

vote| Business English

vote
verb[IorT]
GOVERNMENT,MEETINGS
uk
/vəʊt/us
toexpressyourchoiceoropinion,especiallyby writing amarkon anofficialpaperor byraisingyourhand:
Are youeligibleto vote?
She was voted Britain'sbestboss.
vote for/against sb/sthThey voted for astrike.
vote in favour of sthAslimmajorityofshareholdersvoted infavorof thechanges.
vote on sthUnionmemberswill vote on theagreementnextweek.
vote to do sthThemonetarypolicycommitteevoted tokeepratesat 3.75%.
vote sb in/outHe was voted in aspresident.

Phrasal verbs

vote sth down
vote sth through
vote
noun[C]
uk
/vəʊt/us
achoicethat someone makes in anelectionormeetingespeciallyby writing amarkon anofficialpaperor byraisingtheirhand:
Welostby 524 votes.
About 120 millionAmericanscasta votein theelection.
a vote for/against sb/sthHe washeavilycriticizedfor his vote againstraisingtheminimumwage.
But apresidentalwayscaststhedecidingvote.
amethodof making adecisionbyaskingagroupofpeopleto vote:
Thebillstillfacesafinalvote.
lose/win a voteTheleadershipwasshockedwhen theylostthis vote.
a vote on sthHefacesa vote on hisfutureat anannualmeetingnextweek.
have/hold/take a vote (on sth)Theyhelda vote on the company's newname.
the vote
thetotalnumberof votes that are made:
Hewon51% of the vote.
therightto vote:
As anexpatriateI don'thave the vote.

See also

block vote
casting vote
(Definition ofvotefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvote

vote
Ultimately, we want to know how parties, in their efforts to attract votes, move across the platform space.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus parties can play strategically, choosing a platform by which they hope to collect enough votes to win.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, it submits the total votes to its parent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most voters gave both of their votes to the same party, but of those who split their votes, most followed the current coalition patterns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Policy moderation by incumbents has a positive significant effect on their votes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Since the candidate with more resources has an advantage when he tries to 'buy' votes, he has the stronger incentive to converge.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Under an absolute majority rule, by contrast, there are not enough votes in favour to enact the measure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Politicians who want their votes are therefore likely to emphasize body bags more than geopolitics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Secondly, standard indexes use the random voting model as their assumption of electoral behaviour under a given electoral rule.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The seats in these multimember districts are awarded to closed party lists in proportion to the votes they receive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The question then becomes: are these votes the important ones?
From theCambridge English Corpus
First applied to roll-call votes in the 1920s, scholars today still use cohesion scores to study the strength of legislative parties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Needless to say, impacts on the legislative result and sanction from the party leadership would differ between voting against and abstaining from the bills.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most journalistic and academic treatments of the policy process focus on the stage when authoritative decisions are made, such as congressional votes or court rulings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A final interpretation is that while maximizing votes is obviously important, maximizing the likelihood of being included in the governing coalition is more important.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithvote

vote

These are words often used in combination withvote.

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affirmative vote
If there is an affirmative vote in the referendum, the commission will be asked to provide technical advice as regards electoral areas.
From the
Hansard archive
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deciding vote
I know of none influenced or owned to any degree by a local authority in the private sector where the local authority would have thedecidingvote.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
decisive vote
This may seem to call into question the very concept of adecisivevote.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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