| 单词 | poll |
| 释义 | poll (once / 259 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4v 5n A poll is an election, or a survey of people's opinions. When people go to the polls, they vote. If you poll your classmates about their favorite foods, you survey them and take note of their opinions — in other words, they each cast a vote. This is also what happens when voters go to the polls, although they're voting for political candidates and their votes are anonymous. The original fourteenth century meaning of poll was "hair on the head" or just "head." This gradually evolved into "person," and the idea of "counting heads." WORD FAMILYpoll: polled, polling, polls, pollster+/pollster: pollsters USAGE EXAMPLESIts study, by general secretary Andrew Harrop, was based on recent election results and polling. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The party now looks set for a split with both groups approaching the Election Commission to claim the SP's poll symbol, the bicycle. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) A poll this fall by the Kaiser Family Foundation found only 37 percent believe repealing the Affordable Care Act should be a top priority. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the counting of votes (as in an election) Hyper count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order 2v get the votes of Hyper acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 3v vote in an election at a polling station 2Hyper vote express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote 1n an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvass, opinion poll, public opinion poll exit poll a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election straw poll, straw votean unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue enquiry, inquiry, research a search for knowledge 2v get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvas, canvass circularise, circularize canvass by distributing letters survey make a survey of; for statistical purposes 1n the top of the head Syn|Hypo|Hyper crown, pate tonsure the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head top, top side, upper side, upside the highest or uppermost side of anything 2n the part of the head between the ears 4Hyper top, top side, upper side, upside the highest or uppermost side of anything v convert into a pollard 5Syn|Hyper pollard clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of n a tame parrot Syn|Hyper poll parrot parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds |
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