VOTE1 to vote2 to choose a government, leader, or representative by voting3 an occasion when people vote4 someone who votes5 the right to vote6 ways of saying how many votes are made or received7 to try to get elected8 political activities before an electionRELATED WORDSsee alsoGOVERNMENTPOLITICSREPRESENTCHOOSEPOWER/POWERFUL1 to vote 投票vote /vəʊt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to formally choose someone such as a political representative or show your support or disapproval of something, for example by putting a mark on a piece of paper in an election 投票，表决 In tomorrow's election, many young people will be voting for the first time. 在明天的选举中，许多年轻人将第一次投票。 Hundreds of people lost their lives in the past fighting for the right to vote. 在过去争取投票权的斗争中，数百人失去了生命。vote forvote to support them 投票支持 I haven't decided who I'm going to vote for. 我还没有决定投谁的票。 70% of the population voted for independence. 70%的人口投票赞成独立。vote against Only two people voted against the expansion of the business. 只有两个人投票反对扩展业务。vote in favour of something The vast majority of people voted in favour of closer links with Europe. 大部分民众投票赞成与欧洲保持更密切的联系。vote on Teachers will be voting on a proposal to accept the 5% pay offer. 教师将为接受5%加薪的提案投票。vote Republican/Labour etcvote for a political party 投共和党/工党等的票 I've voted Democrat all my life. 我一辈子都投民主党的票。have/take a vote /ˌhæv, ˌteɪk ə ˈvəʊt/ [verb phrase]if a group of peoplehave ortake a vote, they each make it known which idea they agree with, as a formal way of deciding what to do 进行投票，进行表决 We couldn't agree on a way forward, so we decided to have a vote. 下一步该怎么走我们统一不了意见，所以决定投票表决。have/take a vote on I think we should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer. 我想我们应该就是否接受他们的提议进行表决。cast a votealsocast a ballotAmerican /ˌkɑːst ə ˈvəʊt, ˌkɑːst ə ˈbælətǁˌkæst-/ [verb phrase]to vote in a political election 〔在政治选举中〕投票 By the end of the day, less than 40% of the population had cast their votes. 这一天快结束时，已经投了票的人不到40%。 Over three quarters of the votes cast were for the Liberal candidate. 超过四分之三的选票投给了自由党候选人。 Not until all the ballots have been cast can they be counted. 直到所有人都投了票，才能清点票数。put something to the/a vote /ˌpʊt something tə ðə, ə ˈvəʊt/ [verb phrase]to ask a group of people to vote on something that has been discussed in order to come to an official decision about it 把某事诉诸投票〔表决〕 Let's put it to the vote. All those in favour raise your hands. 让我们来投票决定，同意的人请举手。 When the matter was put to a vote, the staff voted overwhelmingly not to go on strike. 这件事付诸投票的时候，绝大多数员工不赞成罢工。veto /ˈviːtəʊ/ [transitive verb]if someonevetoes a decision that other people have agreed on, they use their official power to refuse to allow it 否决 The president has the right to veto any piece of legislation. 总统有权否决任何立法。 The deal was agreed by the board but vetoed by the chairman. 这笔交易经董事会同意，但遭主席否决。ballot /ˈbælət/ [transitive verb]to decide something by asking the members of an organization to formally vote on it 〔一个组织内的成员〕投票表决 The union will now ballot its members on whether to go ahead with strike action. 现在，工会将要求其会员对是否继续罢工进行投票。go to the polls /ˌgəʊ tə ðə ˈpəʊlz/ [verb phrase]if the people of a country or areago to the polls, they vote in a political election - used especially in newspapers and on television or radio 进行投票〔尤用于报纸、电视或广播〕 The people of Houston will go to the polls next week to elect a new mayor. 下周，休斯顿的居民将投票选举新市长。 With only two days left before France goes to the polls, all parties are campaigning hard. 距离法国大选的日子只有两天了，所有的党派都在加紧进行竞选活动。the ballot box /ðə ˈbælət bɒksǁ-bɑːks/ [noun phrase]the system of choosing a government by voting - used especially in newspapers and on television or radio 投票选举制〔尤用于报纸、电视或广播〕 They are determined to win power through the ballot box, not by violence. 他们决心通过投票选举来获得权力，而不是用暴力。 The voters have expressed their views at the ballot box. 选民以投票的方式表达了他们的意见。2 to choose a government, leader, or representative by voting 通过投票选出政府、领袖或代表elect /ɪˈlekt/ [transitive verb]to choose a government, leader, or representative by voting 选举 I think we should start by electing a new chairman. 我认为我们应该先选举一个新的主席。elect somebody leader/chariman/president etc Ken Livingstone was elected mayor of London in May 2000. 2000年5月，肯·利文斯通当选伦敦市长。vote in/into /ˌvəʊt ˈɪn, ˈɪntuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]give someone a position of political power by voting for them 投票选出…任职vote somebody/something in They always seem to vote in these corrupt, incompetent governments. 他们似乎老是选出腐败无能的政府。vote somebody into power/office The conservatives have promised to cut taxes if they are voted into office. 保守党人承诺，如果当选就实行减税。re-elect /ˌriːɪˈlekt, ˌriːəˈlekt/ [transitive verb]to elect someone to a position that they have had since the previous election 再度选上 The chairman and treasurer have both been re-elected for another year. 主席和财务主管再度当选连任一年。re-elect somebody as something Simon Mungford has been re-elected as party leader. 西蒙·芒福德再度当选为党的领袖。return /rɪˈtɜːʳn/ [transitive verb]Britishto elect a politician as a member of parliament - used especially in news reports 【英】选举，推选〔某人成为议会议员，尤用于新闻报道〕 Only 96 Conservative MPs were returned at the last election. 上次选举中只有96位保守党下议院议员当选。nominate /ˈnɒmɪneɪt, ˈnɒməneɪtǁˈnɑː-/ [transitive verb]to formally suggest that someone should become one of the people who will be voted for in an election 提名〔某人〕为候选人 Whoever is nominated today will go forward to the leadership elections. 今天被提名的人都将参加领导人竞选。nominate somebody for something By now it was clear that Bush was going to be nominated for President. 这个时候已经清楚布什将被提名为总统候选人。nominate somebody as something I was nominated as chairman. 我被提名为主席。nomination /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən, ˌnɒməˈneɪʃənǁˌnɑː-/ [countable noun]the name of a person who has been nominated 提名 All nominations must be in by three o'clock on March 21st. 所有提名必须在3月21日3点前提交。3 an occasion when people vote 选举election /ɪˈlekʃən/ [countable noun]when people vote to choose a government or leader 选举 It will be interesting to see what happens at the next election. 看看下次选举将发生什么会很有意思。hold an election South Africa held its first multi-racial elections in 1994. 1994年南非首次进行多种族选举。call an electionto say officially that there will be an election 举行选举 The government may decide to call an election early. 政府可能会提早举行选举。presidential/gubernatorial electionan election to choose a president or governor 总统选举/州长选举 America is preparing for the presidential elections, which will take place in two weeks’ time. 美国正准备两周后举行的总统选举。general electionBritishan election to choose a government 【英】大选 Taxation will be one of the major issues at the next general election. 税收将会是下次大选的主要议题之一。electoral /ɪˈlektərəl/ [adjective only before noun]relating to an election 选举的 Support for electoral reform is growing. 支持选举制度改革的人越来越多。 This was the first of her many electoral successes. 她多次当选，这是第一次胜利。 Electoral systems vary from country to country. 各个国家的选举制度不尽相同。referendum /ˌrefəˈrendəm/ [countable noun]when everyone in a country votes on a particular important political subject 全民公决，全民投票 How will you be voting in the referendum? 全民公决中你怎么投票？hold a referendum The government has promised to hold a referendum and let the people choose. 政府承诺举行全民投票，让民众来选择。referendum on The Irish people voted ‘no’ in a referendum on divorce in 1986. 1986年，爱尔兰人在离婚问题的全民公决中投了反对票。ballot /ˈbælət/ [countable noun]when the members of an organization vote on something by marking what they want on a piece of paper, especially in order to make sure that it is secret 〔尤无记名〕投票表决 The result of the ballot showed that nurses were not in favour of a strike. 投票表决的结果表明护士不赞同罢工。ballot of He was elected by a ballot of all the teaching staff in the college. 他在学院全体教员进行的选举中当选。hold a ballot It was decided to hold a ballot of all party members. 决定由全体党员投票表决。secret ballotwhen no-one knows what you voted for 无记名投票 Voting will be by secret ballot. 投票将以无记名的方式进行。polls /pəʊlz/ [plural noun]a political election - used especially in news reports 政治选举，大选〔尤用于新闻报道〕 The party is still trying to recover from the losses it suffered at last year's polls. 该党仍努力从去年的大选失利中恢复过来。at the polls Richards won a huge victory at the polls. 理查兹在选举中大获全胜。the polls Voters have been flocking to the polls to elect a new president. 选民蜂拥而至，参加投票选出新总统。polling /ˈpəʊlɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]the process of voting in a political election 〔在政治选举中的〕投票 Polling has been going on since 9 am. 早上9点起投票就一直在进行。 The announcement of her resignation came just two days before polling was to begin. 就在投票前两天宣布她辞职了。polling dayBritishthe day when an election is held 【英】选举日 Polling day is 30 May. 选举日是5月30日。polling booth/stationa place where people vote 投票站 Security was tight at the polling stations. 投票站戒备森严。show of hands /ˌʃəʊ əv ˈhændz/ [noun phrase]when the people in a group are asked to vote informally by raising their hands 举手表决 A show of hands suggested that Martins had little support. 举手表决的结果显示，马丁斯几乎没有人支持。 She was elected by a show of hands. 她经举手表决当选。4 someone who votes 投票人voter /ˈvəʊtəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who votes in a political election 〔政治选举中的〕选民，投票人，选举人； Italian voters have shown that they are ready for a change of government. 意大利选民表明，他们已经准备好更换政府了。Republican/Labour etc voters There is disappointment among Labour voters that the party has not done more to help traditional industries. 工党没有采取更多措施帮助传统工业，这使得该党的选民感到失望。electorate /ɪˈlektərɪt, ɪˈlektərət/ [singular noun]all the people who can vote in a country or area 全体选民 Research has shown that thirty percent of the electorate have still not decided how they will vote. 研究显示30%的选民还没有决定如何投票。 He has been accused of misleading the electorate. 他被指误导选民。5 the right to vote 选举权the vote /ðə ˈvəʊt/ [singular noun]the right to vote in an election 投票权，选举权，表决权 People are campaigning for civil rights and especially for the vote. 人们正在发起一场争取公民权，尤其是选举权的运动。have the vote The majority of immigrant workers do not have the vote. 侨民劳工大多没有选举权。get the vote In 1928 in Britain, women got the vote at 21 on equal terms with men. 1928年在英国，女性21岁开始以与男性同等的地位享有选举权。have a vote /ˌhæv ə ˈvəʊt/ [verb phrase not in progressive]if youhave a vote, you have the right to vote 有投票权 In Britain, everyone over 18 has a vote. 在英国，18岁以上的人都有投票权。 The secretary is allowed to attend meetings, but does not have a vote. 秘书可以参加会议，但是没有投票权。suffrage /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/ [uncountable noun]formalthe right to vote in elections - use this especially to talk about people's fight to be allowed to vote 【正式】选举权，投票权〔尤用于描述人们为获准投票而斗争〕 There was a fierce struggle for women's suffrage in Britain early this century. 本世纪初期，英国的妇女为了得到选举权进行了激烈的斗争。 Suffrage reforms took place in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. 选举权改革发生在18、19和20世纪。universal suffragethe right of every adult in a country to vote 普选权 Even now, not every country in Europe has universal suffrage. 甚至现在也不是每个欧洲国家都有普选权。franchise /ˈfræntʃaɪz/ [singular noun]formalthe right to vote in political elections 【正式】政治选举权 The franchise was later extended to any person over 18 years old. 选举权后来扩大到所有年满18岁的人。enfranchise /ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ [transitive verb]formalto give a person or a group of people the right to vote in political elections 【正式】给予…政治选举权 This legislation enfranchised many thousands of people. 这条法律让成千上万的人有政治选举权。 The group works in developing countries to increase literacy and enfranchise women. 该组织在发展中国家开展工作，提高当地的文化水平，并为妇女争取选举权。disenfranchise /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ [transitive verb]formalto take away someone's right to vote in an election 【正式】剥夺…的政治选举权 If you don't get your name on the electoral register you may be disenfranchised. 你若没有在选民登记册上登记名字，有可能会失去选举权。6 ways of saying how many votes are made or received 投票数或获得票数多少的说法the vote /ðə ˈvəʊt/ [singular noun]the total number of votes made in a political election 投票总数 63% of the vote went to the National Party. 民族党获得的票数达63%。somebody's share of the vote Once again, the Democrats increased their share of the vote. 民主党的得票份额再一次增加。receive/get /rɪˈsiːv, get/ [transitive verb]if a candidatereceives or gets a particular number of votes, that is the number of people who have voted for him or her.Receive is more formal thanget获得〔receive 比get正式〕 Standord received 50% of the male vote. 斯坦多德获得男性选民50%的选票。 The Green Party candidate got only one more vote than the Socialists. 绿党候选人仅比社会党人多出一票。poll /pəʊl/ [transitive verb]Britishto receive a particular number of votes in an election 【英】〔在政治选举中〕获得〔若干票数〕 He polled 23,579 votes. 他得了23,579票。 The Labour candidate polled 52% of the votes. 工党候选人获得52%的选票。7 to try to get elected 争取当选runalsostandBritish /rʌn, stænd/ [intransitive verb] Ellis has not yet announced whether or not he will run. 埃利斯还没有宣布是否参加竞选。 I hope Ian will decide to stand because he'd make an excellent president. 我希望伊恩会决定参选，因为他会是一位出色的总统。run for Only eight percent of those standing for the National Party were women. 民族党的候选人当中只有8%是女性。run against We've got an excellent candidate to run against Harwood in the election. 我们有一个非常出色的候选人和哈伍德一起竞选。stand for ParliamentBritish He first stood for Parliament in 1974 but failed to get in. 他1974年第一次竞选议会议员，但未能入选。stand for electionBritish If you want to change the way the committee does things, you should stand for election yourself. 如果你想改变委员会做事的方式，你应该亲自参加竞选。run for President/mayor/office etc There are rumors going around that I'm running for President, but they're not true. 有种种谣言说我要竞选总统，但这不是真的。fight /faɪt/ [transitive verb]especially Britishto try very hard to get elected, especially when this is difficult 【尤英】进行竞选；和争夺fight an election The Prime Minister has decided to stay on to fight another election. 首相已经决定继续留下，参加下一届竞选。fight somebody for something Neil Phillips will now fight Adams for leadership of the party. 如今，尼尔·菲利普斯将与亚当斯争夺该党的领导权。candidate /ˈkændɪdət, ˈkændədətǁ-deɪt, -dt/ [countable noun]someone who tries to get elected 候选人 I think Reid is definitely the best candidate. 我认为里德肯定是最佳的候选人。candidate for She stood as the candidate for Hackney East. 她是代表东哈克尼区的候选人。Conservative/Nationalist/Communist etc candidate My name is Andrew Fraser. I'm your Labour candidate. 我名字叫安德鲁·弗雷泽，我是你们的工党候选人。 the Democratic candidate 民主党候选人8 political activities before an election 选举前的政治活动campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ [countable noun]the activities and advertising used over a period of time to persuade people to vote for a particular party or person 竞选运动 Richards and his team have already started planning his campaign for election as party leader. 理查德和他的竞选班子已经开始计划竞选党领导人的活动。 Throughout the campaign, Baldwin looked the most likely to win. 在整个竞选运动中，鲍德温看来最有可能获胜。election campaign The government does not want this kind of bad publicity in the middle of an election campaign. 政府不希望在选举活动中有这种不利的报道。campaign [intransitive verb] The Prime Minister will be campaigning in Scotland next week. 首相将于下周在苏格兰参加竞选运动。electioneering /ɪˌlekʃəˈnɪərɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]activities such as visiting places and talking to people to try to persuade them to vote for a particular person or party - use this especially when you think politicians are not being sincere when they do this 竞选活动，拉票活动〔尤指认为政治家不是真诚地做这事〕 Modern electioneering is sophisticated and highly organised. 现代的竞选活动很复杂，且非常有组织。 Critics have dismissed his visit to a shelter for the homeless as an obvious piece of electioneering. 批评人士对他走访无家可归者收容所很是不屑，说这明显是在拉票。canvass /ˈkænvəs/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to go around an area or to people's houses in order to find out if they intend to vote for you or your party and, if not, to try to persuade them that they should 拉选票，游说 She was canvassing in the Greenside area of town yesterday. 昨天她在格林塞德城区拉选票。 I spent the whole afternoon canvassing voters. 整个下午我都在游说选民。canvass for I canvass for the Democrats at election times. 竞选时，我为民主党拉选票。