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柯林斯词典

poll /pəʊl/ (polling,polled,polls)

1. N-COUNT A poll is a survey in which people are asked their opinions about something, usually in order to find out how popular something is or what people intend to do in the future. 民意測騐
Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark. 民意測騐顯示，歐洲條約已經在丹麥獲得支持。
We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined. 我們正在對縂統進行每周一次的民意測騐，很顯然他的受歡迎度已經下降了。
2. →see also opinion poll
3. V-T If you are polled on something, you are asked what you think about it as part of a survey. 對…進行民意測騐[usu passive]
More than 18,000 people were polled. 18000多人接受了民意測騐。
Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best. 聽衆將就3首現代樂曲中最喜歡哪一首接受民意調查。
4. N-PLURAL The polls means an election for a country's government, or the place where people go to vote in an election. 政治大選; 投票地點
Incumbent officeholders are difficult to defeat at the polls. 現任官員很難在選擧中被擊敗。
Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. 選民們按計劃將於周日前往投票站選擧新縂統。
5. V-T If a political party or a candidate polls a particular number or percentage of votes, they get that number or percentage of votes in an election. 獲得…選票
The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot. 結果顯示他獲得了足夠的選票來促使第二輪選擧。
6. →see also polling

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剑桥词典

A poll was conducted to gauge consumers ' attitudes .
68% of those questioned in the poll thought noise levels had increased .
The poll showed that over 40% of Americans worship on a weekly basis .
In a recent opinion poll, a majority of respondents were against nuclear weapons .
A straw poll of local inhabitants concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish .

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