vote

n

• ① 1投票2[通常作the vote]票决,表决3投票(权的行使)
  • an open [a secret] vote记名[不记名]投票
  • a vote of confidence [no confidence, censure]信任[不信任]投票
  • propose a vote of thanks to a person正式提议投票表决向某人表示感谢
  • The motion was passed [defeated] by 205 votes to 132.那项动议以205票对132票通过[被推翻]。
  • Parliament ratified the treaty by a vote of 221 to 131, with eleven abstentions.国会以221票赞成、131票反对、11票弃权批准该条约。
  • come [go, proceed] to the vote进入表决阶段
  • put ... to the vote将…付诸表决
  • The vote went against him [accepting the plan].表决结果对他不利[不接受那项计划]。
  • They decided the matter by vote.他们以投票决定这件事。

• ② 投票纸,选票,票
  • a spoiled vote无效票,废票
  • canvass for votes拉票
  • cast a vote投票
  • count the votes计票
  • He'll get [have] my vote.=I'll give my vote to him.我会投票给他。
  • They fell eight votes short of the two-thirds necessary to reverse the veto.他们比撤消项否决所需的三分之二票数差了八票。

• ③[the vote]投票权,选举权;参政权;表决权
  • There are still countries in the world where women do not have the vote.世界上仍有一些国家的妇女没有选举权。

• ④[the vote;附有修饰语;集合用法]投票总数,得票数
  • the miner's vote矿工的投票总数
  • the floating vote浮动票,游离票
  • The Conservative vote increased at the election.在选举中保守党的得票数增加。

• ⑤[通常用单数形]【英】表决通过的款项,议决额<for>
  • The Ministry of Defense is asking for a vote of twenty million pounds more this year.国防部要求今年增加拨款二千万英镑。
  • The vote for defense expenditure gets higher every year.国防经费的议决额逐年增加。