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- a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands投票结果; 选举结果; 表决结果。
1.1
- an act of expressing such an indication of choice投票; 选举; 表决（指行为）：
they are ready to put it to a vote.
他们准备对这件事进行投票表决。
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the vote
the choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group（某一选民团体或指明集团的）得票总数：the nationalist vote in Northern Ireland.
北爱尔兰民族主义的得票数。
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the vote
the right to indicate a choice in an election投票权; 选举权; 表决权。
no obj.
1- give or register a vote投票; 选举; 表决：
they voted against the resolution
他们对那项决议投了反对票
with complement I voted Labour.我投了工党的票。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial or complement cause (someone) to gain or lose a particular post or honour by means of a vote投票决定（某人获得或失去职位或荣誉）：
incompetent judges are voted out of office.
投票决定罢免无能的法官。
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- with clause informal used to express a wish to follow a particular course of action〈非正式〉建议, 主张：
I vote we have one more game.
我建议我们再打一场比赛。
1.3
- with obj.(of a legislature) grant or confer by vote（立法机关）投票同意。
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- with obj.
vote something down
reject (something) by means of a vote投票否决。
短语
vote of confidence
- a vote showing that a majority continues to support the policy of a leader or governing body信任投票。
vote of no confidence（或 vote of censure）
- a vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or governing body不信任投票。
vote with one's feet
- informal indicate an opinion by being present or absent or by some other course of action〈非正式〉用脚投票; 通过去或留等方式表明意见。
派生词
voteless
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin votum 'a vow， wish'， from vovere 'to vow'. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.