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| 1 | an occasion when a lot of people are asked their opinions about something , usually by a company paid by a political party , television programme etc 民意测验；民意调查 |
| They’ re worried about the government’ s present low standing in the polls. 他们为政府当前在民意测验中的低声望感到忧心忡忡。 |
| A recent poll indicated that most people opposed the changes. 最近的一次民意测验表明大多数人反对这些变化。 |
| carry out/conduct a poll According to a poll conducted last week, 75% of the public support the Prime Minister. 根据上周进行的一场民意测验，有75%的公众支持首相。 |
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| 2 | the process of voting and the counting of votes 选举 |
| Labour were the big winners in yesterday’ s poll. 工党是昨天选举中的大赢家。 |
| | 2a | the total number of votes in an election or referendum （选举或公民投票中的）总投票数 | | Wilson came away with 64% of the poll. 威尔逊获得了总投票数的64%。 | |
| | 2b | the place where people vote 投票处；投票点 | | The polls close at ten o’ clock. 投票点10点关闭。 | |
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| - | go to the polls
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| to vote in an election |
| 参加投票；进行投票 |
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| The country will be going to the polls in less than a month. 不出一个月，这个国家将进行投票选举。 |
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