| 单词 | canvass |
| 释义 | canvass —canvasser, n. /kan"veuhs/, v.t. 1. to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from. 2. to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate. v.i. 3. to solicit votes, opinions, or the like. n. 4. a soliciting of votes, orders, or the like. 5. a campaign for election to government office. 6. close inspection; scrutiny. [1500-10; orig. sp. var. of CANVAS, as a v.; sense "discuss" appar. development of the earlier senses "toss in a canvas sheet," "harshly criticize"; sense "solicit votes" obscurely derived] Syn. 2. analyze, scrutinize, explore. |
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