canvass

noun

1. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

Synonym: canvas

2. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

e.g. the boxer picked himself up off the canvas

Synonym: canvas

3. an oil painting on canvas fabric

Synonym: canvas

4. a tent made of canvas fabric

Synonym: canvas tentcanvas

5. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

Synonym: sailcanvassheet

6. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

Synonym: pollopinion pollpublic opinion poll

7. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

e.g. the crowded canvas of history
the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound

Synonym: canvas

verb

1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

e.g. analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
analyze your real motives

Synonym: analyzeanalysestudyexaminecanvas

2. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

Synonym: pollcanvas

3. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

Synonym: canvas

1. 游说;拉选票
If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.

e.g. I'm canvassing for the Conservative Party...
我在为保守党拉选票。

2. 征询,征求(公众意见)
If you canvass public opinion, you find out how people feel about a particular subject.

e.g. Members of Parliament are spending the weekend canvassing opinion in their constituencies.
国会议员这个周末要向所在选区的选民征求意见。
e.g. The poll canvassed the views of almost eighty economists.
民意调查征询了将近80位经济学家的意见。

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3. canvass的意思

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