vote
n. 投票, 选举, 选票, 表决, 选举权, 得票数 vi. 投票, 选举 vt. 投票选举, 投票决定, 公认, 使投票
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教材释义与例句
投票,选举;选票;得票数
an act of voting in an election or meeting, or the choice that you make when you vote
提议,使投票;投票决定;公认
to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand etc
选举,投票
释义与例句
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A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.
Parliament will hold a vote of confidence regarding the minister.
One occasion indicative votes were used was in 2003 when MPs were presented with seven different options on how to reform the House of Lords.
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An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
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The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.
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An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
废旧Jol[ante]. In you, Sir, / I live; and when, or by the Courſe of Nature, / Or Violence you muſt fall, the End of my / Devotions is, that one and the ſame Hour / May make us fit for Heaven. // Server. I join with you / In my votes that way: […]
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A formalized petition or request.
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Any judgment of intellect leading to a formal opinion, a point of view.
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Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published.
dissenting vote (i.e. in particular the differing opinion published with a judicial judgment considered as a source of information)
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To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
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不及物Q: Did you vote last month? A: Yes. I voted for John Smith, and it's a shame that he lost; you can't blame me for the mess we're in now.
The directors voted on the question of whether to increase the R&D spending.
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To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent.
及物The directors voted an increase in R&D spending.
Citizens often vote their pocketbooks, not their conscience.
The meal was voted a great success.
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To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock).
及物vote your ballot
vote your shares
Please vote your ballot using black or blue ink, then seal your ballot inside the privacy envelope.
The depository may vote shares on behalf of investors who have not submitted instruction to the bank.
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词源
From Latin vōtum, a form of voveō (“to vow”) (cognate with Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eúkhomai, “to vow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- (“to promise, to vow”). Doublet of vow.
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