英语词汇“first-choice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

first-choice adj. originally U.S. (a) (in a system of preferential voting) designating a vote cast for a voter's most preferred candidate or party; (b) gen. that is chosen before or in preference to all others; most favoured or desired.

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1867 S. Sterne Rep. Constit. Convent. State of N.Y. Personal Representation 29 You give the same value to the contingent that you do to the first choice vote, and thus an undue influence is given to numbers.

1873 Official Rep. Proc. & Deb. 3rd Constit. Convent. Ohio I. App. 1258/1 Every first choice candidate receiving the aforesaid necessary number, shall be declared elected.

1893 Gardening 1 Feb. 149/3 So long as we have squirrels and field mice and pigeons in our woods, so long we must expect that sweet chestnuts will be their first choice food.

1908 Pacific Reporter 97 733/2 The elector has the utmost freedom of choice in casting his first-choice ballot.

1963 Times 31 July 2/5 (advt.) If your son or daughter does not reach the standard required by your first choice school why not consult David Talbot Rice.

1981 H. W. Allen Poindexter of Washington ii. 27 Poindexter won the nomination against a field of six candidates with 29 percent of the first choice votes.

2004 M. Collins Chasing Chariot 154 Woodward had scarcely any first-choice players available.

单词	first-choice
释义	> as lemmas first-choice first-choice adj. originally U.S. (a) (in a system of preferential voting) designating a vote cast for a voter's most preferred candidate or party; (b) gen. that is chosen before or in preference to all others; most favoured or desired. ΚΠ 1867 S. Sterne Rep. Constit. Convent. State of N.Y. Personal Representation 29 You give the same value to the contingent that you do to the first choice vote, and thus an undue influence is given to numbers. 1873 Official Rep. Proc. & Deb. 3rd Constit. Convent. Ohio I. App. 1258/1 Every first choice candidate receiving the aforesaid necessary number, shall be declared elected. 1893 Gardening 1 Feb. 149/3 So long as we have squirrels and field mice and pigeons in our woods, so long we must expect that sweet chestnuts will be their first choice food. 1908 Pacific Reporter 97 733/2 The elector has the utmost freedom of choice in casting his first-choice ballot. 1963 Times 31 July 2/5 (advt.) If your son or daughter does not reach the standard required by your first choice school why not consult David Talbot Rice. 1981 H. W. Allen Poindexter of Washington ii. 27 Poindexter won the nomination against a field of six candidates with 29 percent of the first choice votes. 2004 M. Collins Chasing Chariot 154 Woodward had scarcely any first-choice players available. extracted from firstadj.adv.n.² < as lemmas
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