| 单词 | canvass |
| 释义 | canvass (once / 1863 pages) 1vn 2n A canvass is a poll, usually a political one. Around elections, political parties often canvass particular neighborhoods, looking for votes and trying to measure the pulse of the people. You might think of canvass as the heavy cotton cloth that is pronounced the same although spelled with only one s, that is, canvas. Canvas is used to cover things, and a canvass serves the same sort of purpose. Before elections, politicians want to cover their neighborhoods and districts with canvasses, campaign workers, flyers and the like in hopes of securing votes. WORD FAMILYcanvass: canvassed, canvasses USAGE EXAMPLESFused into abstractions, the disparate pieces yield paintings that are as eventful as epic Renaissance canvasses. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Cecil said Priorities aims to learn from the results and canvass activists at every level to inform its ongoing work. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) But the canvass found overwhelming support for the system, and the nominee, among Republican electors. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) 1 1v get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvas, poll circularise, circularize canvass by distributing letters survey make a survey of; for statistical purposes 2v consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning Syn|Hypo analyse, analyze, canvas, examine, study anatomize analyze down to the smallest detail diagnose, namedetermine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis diagnosesubject to a medical analysis appraise, surveyconsider in a comprehensive way surveymake a survey of; for statistical purposes compareexamine and note the similarities or differences of check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss outexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition assayanalyze (chemical substances) reexamine, reviewlook at again; examine again audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinizeexamine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification screenexamine methodically follow, tracefollow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something investigate, look intoinvestigate scientifically sieve, siftcheck and sort carefully consider, look at, viewlook at carefully; study mentally exploreexamine (organs) for diagnostic purposes exploreexamine minutely explore, research, searchinquire into exploretravel to or penetrate into analogise, analogizemake an analogy collatecompare critically; of texts bioassaysubject to a bio-assay examine, probequestion or examine thoroughly and closely researchattempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner contemplatelook at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought groaklook or stare at longingly canvas, pollget the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch overfollow with the eyes or the mind experimentto conduct a test or investigation 3v solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvas circularize canvass by using a questionnaire beg, solicit, tap make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently 4n an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper opinion poll, 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 1n a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvas tarp, tarpaulin waterproofed canvas cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 2n a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvas, sail, sheet balloon sail any light loose sail crossjack, mizzen coursethe lowermost sail on a mizzenmast fore-and-aft sailany sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction foresailthe lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel headsailany sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel mainsailthe lowermost sail on the mainmast main-topsaila topsail set on the mainmast press of canvas, press of sailthe greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely royala sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast save-alla sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail skysailthe sail above the royal on a square-rigger square saila four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast topgallant, topgallant saila sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast topsaila sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast fore-topsailthe topsail on a foremast gaff-headed sail, gaffsaila quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsaila triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast jibany triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) lateen, lateen saila triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean lug, lugsaila sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast main coursea square mainsail mizen, mizzenfore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast spankera fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel spinnakera large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind spritsaila fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit staysaila fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) piece of cloth, piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric 3n an oil painting on canvas fabric Syn|Hyper canvas oil painting a picture painted with oil paints 4n a tent made of canvas fabric Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvas, canvas tent big top, circus tent, round top, top a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance field tenta canvas tent for use in the field Sibley tenta light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top wall tenta canvas tent with four vertical walls collapsible shelter, tent a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) 5n the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete Syn|Hyper canvas gym mat, mat sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports 6n the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account Syn|Hyper canvas background, scope, setting the state of the environment in which a situation exists |
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