poll
n
1
(a) [C usu sing 通常作單數]
voting at an election; counting of votes 選舉投票; 計票
be successful at the poll 選舉投票中獲勝
The result of the poll has now been declared. 選舉結果已經公布.
(b) [sing] number of votes cast (投的)票數
head the poll, ie have the largest number of votes 得票最多
a light/heavy poll, ie voting by a small or large proportion of those entitled to vote 低[高]投票率.
(c) the polls [pl]
place where people vote 投票處
The country is going to the polls (ie is voting in an election) tomorrow. 明天將在全國進行選舉投票.
2 [C] survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of people 民意測驗
a public opinion poll 民意測驗
the Gallup poll 蓋洛普民意測驗
We're conducting a poll among school leavers. 我們正在對中學畢業生進行民意調查.
poll v [Tn]
1 (of a candidate at an election) receive (a certain number of votes) (指候選人)獲得(一定數量的選票)
Mr Hill polled over 3000 votes. 希爾先生獲得了3000多張選票.
2 ask (sb) his or her opinion as part of a public-opinion poll (在民意測驗中)調查(某人); 對(某人)作民意調查
Of those polled, seven out of ten said they preferred brown bread. 那些被調查者十人中有七人說他們比較愛吃黑面包.
3
(a) cut off the top of the horns of (cattle) 截去(牛)的角的頂端.
(b) = pollard v.