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| 1 | I/T to formally express an opinion by choosing between two or more issues, people etc 投票；表决 |
| +on The Council will vote on the proposal next Friday. 市议会下周五将对这一提议投票表决。 |
| +for/in favour of/against 68 per cent of the union voted against striking. 工会中68％的人投票反对罢工。 |
| I’ m going to vote for Jackson. 我打算投杰克逊的票。 |
| vote to do sth The committee voted unanimously to ban alcohol from the concert. 委员会一致决定在音乐会上禁酒。 |
| vote with sb (=in the same way as someone) The smaller parties will be voting with the government. 与某人一样 |
| vote Conservative/Labour etc I voted Labour at the last election. 我在上次选举中投了工党的票。 |
| | 1a | I to show your choice of a person or an issue in an election （在选举中）投票 | | I’ ve already voted. 我已经投票了。 | | register to vote (=sign a piece of paper so that you can vote) In Britain, you can register to vote when you are 18. 登记投票 | |
| | 1b | T to choose something or someone to win a prize or honour 评选…为 | | vote sb (as) sth She was voted ‘Actress of the Year’ by other Hollywood stars. 她被其他好莱坞影星选为“年度最佳女演员”。 | |
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| 2 | I/T informal to suggest what you would like to do in a particular situation 建议；提议 |
| +(that) I vote that we go swimming. 我建议我们去游泳。 |
| +for I vote for eating before we watch the video. 我提议我们吃完饭再看录像。 |
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| - | vote with your feet/wallet/pocketbook
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| to express an opinion through your actions, for example by not going to a place or deciding not to spend money |
| 以行动表示不去/不买 |
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| Cinemagoers started voting with their feet. 电影院的常客开始不再去看电影了。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌvote ˈdown |
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| | to stop or end something as the result of a vote 否决 |
| - | ˌvote ˈout |
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| | to remove a person or political party from a position by voting 投票免去（某人某职）；投票使（某人或某党）落选 |
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