vote

noun

1. the opinion of a group as determined by voting

e.g. they put the question to a vote

2. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

e.g. there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
they allowed just one vote per person

Synonym: ballotvotingballoting

3. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution
guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

e.g. American women got the vote in 1920

Synonym: right to votesuffrage

4. the total number of voters who participated

e.g. they are expecting a large vote

Synonym: voter turnout

5. a body of voters who have the same interests

e.g. he failed to get the Black vote

verb

1. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution
cast a vote

e.g. He voted for the motion
None of the Democrats voted last night

2. bring into existence or make available by vote

e.g. They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia

3. express a choice or opinion

e.g. I vote that we all go home
She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant

4. express one's choice or preference by vote

e.g. vote the Democratic ticket

5. be guided by in voting

e.g. vote one's conscience

1. 选票;票
A vote is a choice made by a particular person or group in a meeting or an election.

e.g. He walked to the local polling centre to cast his vote...
他走到当地的投票中心投了票。
e.g. The government got a massive majority — well over 400 votes...
政府获得了远远超过400票赞成的绝大多数票。

2. 投票;表决
A vote is an occasion when a group of people make a decision by each person indicating his or her choice. The choice that most people support is accepted by the group.

e.g. Why do you think we should have a vote on that?...
为什么你认为我们应该对那件事进行表决？
e.g. They took a vote and decided not to do it.
他们进行了表决，决定放弃。

3. 投票总数;选票总数
The vote is the total number of votes or voters in an election, or the number of votes received or cast by a particular group.

e.g. Opposition parties won about fifty-five per cent of the vote...
反对党大约赢得了55％的选票。
e.g. The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of the Democratic Party.
压倒多数的选票投给了民主党。

4. 投票权;选举权;表决权
If you have the vote in an election, or have a vote in a meeting, you have the legal right to indicate your choice.

e.g. And of course we didn't even have the vote, did we?...
当然了，我们连投票权都没有，不是吗？
e.g. Before that, women did not have a vote at all...
在那之前，妇女连选举权都没有。

5. 投票;表决;选举
When you vote, you indicate your choice officially at a meeting or in an election, for example by raising your hand or writing on a piece of paper.

e.g. Two-thirds of the national electorate had the chance to vote in these elections...
全国选民的2/3有机会在这些选举中投票。
e.g. It seems many people would vote for the government, at a general election, if there was a new leader...
如果有一个新领导人的话，大选时似乎许多人都会投票支持政府。

6. 投…的票；投（赞成或反对）票
If you vote a particular political party or leader, or vote yes or no, you make that choice with the vote that you have.

e.g. 52.5% of those questioned said they'd vote Labour...
52.5％的受访者表示他们会投工党的票。
e.g. I probably would have voted that way anyway...
无论如何我可能都会那样投票。

7. （通过投票）决定给予（资助），同意提供（款项）
If a government or other organization votes money for something or to do something, they decide to spend the money in that way.

e.g. The General Court had voted $2,500 for a monument to be erected to his memory...
州议会投票决定拨款2,500美元为他建一座纪念碑。
e.g. The Parliament voted more funds to help maintain American forces.
国会投票同意拨出更多资金来维持美国军队的开支。

8. 投票评选
If people vote someone a particular title, they choose that person to have that title.

e.g. His class voted him the man 'who had done the most for Yale.'...
他被班里评选为“为耶鲁作出最大贡献”的人。
e.g. Michael has been voted Player of the Year.
迈克尔被评为“年度最佳球员”。

9. see also: block vote

10. 以退席（或退出组织）表示反对
If you vote with your feet, you show that you do not support something by leaving the place where it is happening or leaving the organization that is supporting it.

e.g. Thousands of citizens are already voting with their feet, and leaving the country...
成千上万的公民正准备离开这个国家，以这一举动表示反对。
e.g. Authors still have power to vote with their feet by leaving to join smaller companies.
作者依然可以通过退出并加盟规模小些的公司来表明他们的反对立场。

11. 我认为;我建议;我提议
If you say 'vote that' a particular thing should happen, you are suggesting that this is what should happen.

vote的翻译

e.g. I vote that we all go to Holland immediately...
我建议我们全都立刻前往荷兰。
e.g. I vote that you try to pick out the trail for us.
我提议由你来选我们该走哪条小路。

12. 一人一票制
One man one vote or one person one vote is a system of voting in which every person in a group or country has the right to cast their vote, and in which each individual's vote is counted and has equal value.

e.g. Mr Gould called for a move towards 'one man one vote'...
古尔德先生号召采取“一人一票制”。
e.g. The African National Congress insists on a one-man, one-vote system.
非洲国民大会坚持实行一人一票的制度。

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