[people] (in opinion poll) 向 ... 提问(問) (xiàng ... tíwèn)
(= number of votes) 获(獲)得选(選)票 (huòdé xuǎnpiào)
Derived Forms
pollsn pl (= election) 选(選)举(舉)投票 (xuǎnjǔ tóupiào) : to go to the polls[voters]去投票 (qù tóupiào) [government]进(進)行选(選)举(舉) (jìnxíng xuǎnjǔ) , the polls have closed投票结(結)束了 (tóupiào jiéshù le)
opinion poll
Word forms: plural opinion polls
countable noun
An opinion poll involves asking people's opinions on a particular subject, especially one concerning politics.
An opinion poll showed that his popularity had dived by a third since the election.
Synonyms: poll, survey, ballot, census More Synonyms of opinion poll
opinion poll in British English
noun
another term for a poll (sense 3)
Examples of 'opinion poll' in a sentence
opinion poll
Opinion polls suggest the outcome is too close to call.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is little more than an opinion poll.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has promised a referendum on ditching the euro and is riding high in opinion polls.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Opinion polls pointed to a victory for a Yes vote in a referendum yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And as the opinion polls show, he is popular only in his own little bubble in Islington.
The Sun (2016)
Opinion polls suggest the'yes' vote will win easily and the mood of the country points that way.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The opinion polls look promising for him.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Opinion polls consistently show people want the opportunity to have their say.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is a rare international summit that has much durable impact on the opinion polls.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
For the first time a religious opinion poll was taken and its finding caused widespread concern.
Christianity Today (2000)
And there was opinion poll evidence to support the view.
Wright, Vincent The Government and Politics of France (1989)
We should not read too much into one opinion poll.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It would take only one adverse opinion poll for this discontent to become manifest.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
By almost all the opinion polls the number one power had become the most unpopular great power in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are no opinion polls, rallies or formal party platforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Opinion polls consistently show that just one in three Scots voters support independence.
The Sun (2013)
Labour can only muster about 40 per cent in mid-term opinion polls.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Our current lot - on both sides of the house - seem to form policy mostly by opinion poll.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Still, what does that matter compared with a few favourable headlines and a couple of points in the opinion polls, eh?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
opinion poll
British English: opinion poll /əˈpɪnjən pəʊl/ NOUN
An opinion poll involves asking people for their opinion on a particular subject, especially one concerning politics.
75% of people questioned in an opinion poll agreed with the government's decision.
American English: opinion poll
Arabic: اسْتِطْلَاعُ الْرَأيِّ
Brazilian Portuguese: pesquisa de opinião
Chinese: 民意测验
Croatian: anketa
Czech: průzkum veřejného mínění
Danish: meningsmåling
Dutch: opinieonderzoek
European Spanish: sondeo de opinión
Finnish: mielipidemittaus
French: sondage
German: Meinungsumfrage
Greek: δημοσκόπηση
Italian: sondaggio d’opinione
Japanese: 世論調査
Korean: 여론조사
Norwegian: meningsmåling
Polish: badanie opinii publicznej
European Portuguese: sondagem de opinião
Romanian: sondaj de opinie
Russian: опрос общественного мнения
Latin American Spanish: sondeo de opinión
Swedish: opinionsundersökning
Thai: การสำรวจความคิดเห็น
Turkish: kamuoyu yoklaması
Ukrainian: вивчення громадської думки
Vietnamese: cuộc thăm dò dư luận
(noun)
75% of people questioned in our opinion poll agreed with the government.
Synonyms
poll
Polls show that the party is losing support.
survey
According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
ballot
The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.
census
Gallup Poll
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ballot
Definition
the practice of selecting a representative or course of action by voting
The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.
Synonyms
vote,
election,
voting,
poll,
polling,
referendum,
show of hands
in the sense of survey
Definition
a detailed investigation of the behaviour, opinions, etc., of a group of people
According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.