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

Use the noun polls when you talk about a polling place, or the place voters go on Election Day to cast their ballots.

You can use the term polls for the physical building in which you vote: "I'm off to the polls to vote for dog catcher!" It's also used when people talk about the process of voting itself: "When the polls opened in Mexico this morning, the mood was uncertain." Polls were originally "heads," and later, "people." In the 1620's, the idea of "counting heads" evolved to mean "counting votes."

WORD FAMILY

poll: polled, polling, polls, pollster+/pollster: pollsters

USAGE EXAMPLES

Large majorities on both sides reject it in polls.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

Polls put her conservative bloc well ahead of rivals, but a fractured electoral landscape adds uncertainty to the coalition arithmetic.

Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016)

International aid is also likely to be essential for any polls.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

n the place where people vote

Hyper

place, position

the particular portion of space occupied by something

单词	polls
释义	polls (once / 757 pages) n Use the noun polls when you talk about a polling place, or the place voters go on Election Day to cast their ballots. You can use the term polls for the physical building in which you vote: "I'm off to the polls to vote for dog catcher!" It's also used when people talk about the process of voting itself: "When the polls opened in Mexico this morning, the mood was uncertain." Polls were originally "heads," and later, "people." In the 1620's, the idea of "counting heads" evolved to mean "counting votes." WORD FAMILY poll: polled, polling, polls, pollster+/pollster: pollsters USAGE EXAMPLES Large majorities on both sides reject it in polls. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Polls put her conservative bloc well ahead of rivals, but a fractured electoral landscape adds uncertainty to the coalition arithmetic. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) International aid is also likely to be essential for any polls. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) n the place where people vote Hyper place, position the particular portion of space occupied by something
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