单词 | ballot |
释义 | ballot¹ 1.(system)投票选举法;投票表决法 Fifty members will be elected by direct ballot.50名成员将通过直接投票表决产生。 2.(round of voting)(通常为秘密的)投票选举, 投票表决 The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.投票表决结果要在两周后才能知道。 a secret ballot无记名投票 Employee representatives are directly elected by secret ballot (and not nominated by the unions).员工代表通过无记名投票直接选举产生(而不是由工会任命)。 to hold a ballot举行投票 The council will have no choice but to hold a ballot if 5 per cent of residents back the move.如果5%的居民支持这个行动, 那么委员会除了举行投票之外别无选择。 to hold a ballot on sth对某事举行投票 They are to hold a ballot on strike action.他们将对罢工行动举行投票表决。 a strike ballot罢工表决 Unions are required to hold secret strike ballots before taking any industrial action.在采取任何劳工行动之前, 工会必须按照要求就罢工举行秘密投票。 3.(voting paper)投票用纸;选票 Election boards will count the ballots by hand.选举委员会将手工计票。 798 of the returned ballots were invalid and could not be counted.交回的选票中有798张无效, 不能计算在内。 to cast a ballot投票 More electors than usual cast their ballot on the basis of local and not national factors.与往常相比, 更多的选民基于当地而非全国的各种因素投了票。 to cast a ballot for sth对某事投赞成票 Only one Republican cast a ballot for ratification.只有一名共和党人对正式签署投了赞成票。 4.(list of candidates)候选人名单 They succeeded in putting Perot's name on the ballot in Florida.他们成功地把佩罗的名字列入了佛罗里达州的候选人名单。 5.(number of votes cast)投票总数 75% of the ballots have already been counted.已有75%的投票统计完毕。 6.(random selection)+of applicants, tickets抽签;抓阄 When there are more applications than places available, the council runs a random ballot.当申请人数超过现有职位名额的时候, 委员会就通过抽签决定。 The ticket ballot for the Games closes at midnight on Friday.比赛门票的抽签在星期五午夜截止。 7.【农】<新西兰>+of farming land抽签分地 8.<新西兰>(loan)抽签低息房屋贷款 ballot² 🄰 vt. 1.union, party ++ members, workers向…拉选票 Union leaders will now ballot their members with a view to ratifying the deal.为了使协议得到批准, 工会领导将立刻在工会成员中间拉票。 to ballot sb on sth要求某人对某事投票 The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会说他们将要求工会成员投票表决是否罢工。 2.(draw lots for)+ applicant抽签选取;+ tickets抽签出售 Young men were balloted for conscription to work in the mines.年轻男子被抽签征召到矿井中工作。 Requests for tickets will be kept on file until January 31, when the tickets will be balloted and you will be notified a few days later.购票申请将存档到1月31日, 当日进行抽签, 结果在几天之后通知。 🄱 vi. (vote/decide on)无记名投票选举(或决定) to ballot for sth投票赞成某事 The union balloted for a national strike over pay.工会投票赞同针对工资问题进行全国罢工。 to ballot on sth投票决定某事 Delegates voted by a 3:1 majority to ballot on a stoppage on the two days in question.代表们以3比1的多数票决定在那两天停工。 |
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