voted
past simple and past participle ofvote
| 单词 | voted |
| 释义 | voted past simple and past participle ofvote vote verb[IorT] uk/vəʊt/us/voʊt/B1 toexpressyourchoiceoropinion,especiallybyofficiallywriting amarkon apaperor byraisingyourhandorspeakingin ameeting: She was tooyoungto voteintheelection. Thecommitteevotedontheproposal, andaccepteditunanimously. Did you votefororagainstthemotion? Over 55percentvotedDemocrat. [+ to infinitive]Employees votedtoaccepttheofferof an eightpercentpayrise. [+ (that)]I vote(that)we(= Ithinkwe should)go to thecinemafirst andeatafterwards. [+ obj + noun]Theeveningwas voted atremendoussuccess(= this was most people'sopinion). It was theyoungermemberswho voted Smithontothecommittee. TheConservativePartywas votedinto/out ofoffice(= waschosenin anelectiontobecome/stopbeing thegovernment).
Elections
Idiomsvote withyourfeet vote withyourwallet votesomethingup or down Phrasal verbsvotesomethingdown votesomethingthrough votesomethingup Examplesofvotedvoted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They, in appreciation,votedhim into municipal government, even while he sat in jail, although they, too, condemned his criminal activities. From theCambridge English Corpus Likewise, if one believes that the alternative beingvotedon is the best possible, it always hurts its chances to vote against it. From theCambridge English Corpus If some ten defectorsvotedagainst the bills, it would lead to their rejection. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, resolutions had to bevotedupon and could not be passed by consensus. From theCambridge English Corpus In this election, rural votersvotedoverwhelmingly for the incumbent and urban voters did the opposite. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, workers often did face real choices when theyvoted. From theCambridge English Corpus It would then be interesting to have a chat-room on another site which discussed andvotedfor favourites. From theCambridge English Corpus A second important component is an expenditure ceilingvotedby parliament each spring for the three following years. From theCambridge English Corpus Citizensvotedfor the candidates of their choice. From theCambridge English Corpus One part of our survey included a question on why theyvotedas they did in the 2000 election. From theCambridge English Corpus A second important change was how the pre-candidate listvotedon in the convention would be formulated. From theCambridge English Corpus Eventually, hevotedagainst the administration's bill, only one of eight "nays" cast by a nonsouthern senator. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, even when several states addressed the same issue, they oftenvotedyears apart on different wordings. From theCambridge English Corpus Workers, especially miners, were organized, labor leadership was articulate, they had a clear list of laws they desired, and workersvoted. From theCambridge English Corpus At no point did a floor amendment in any year or state prevent a bill from beingvotedon and passing the house. 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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