音标：[pәul]
n. 投票, 民意测验, 选举投票, 投票数, 一组人中的一个, 头颈和后脑部, 鹦鹉
vt. 对...进行民意测验, 获得...票, 剪树枝, 轮询
vi. 投票
a. 剪过毛的, 修过枝的
【计】 轮询
【医】 后头(动物头的后部), 鹦鹉
在线英汉词典
poll的短语、例句：
poll
n
1
(a) [C usu sing 通常作单数]
voting at an election; counting of votes 选举投票; 计票
be successful at the poll 选举投票中获胜
The result of the poll has now been declared. 选举结果已经公布.
(b) [sing] number of votes cast （投的）票数
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 投票处
The country is going to the polls (ie is voting in an election) tomorrow. 明天将在全国进行选举投票.
2 [C] survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of people 民意测验
a public opinion poll 民意测验
the Gallup poll 盖洛普民意测验
We´re conducting a poll among school leavers. 我们正在对中学毕业生进行民意调查.
poll v [Tn]
1 (of a candidate at an election) receive (a certain number of votes) （指候选人）获得（一定数量的选票）
Mr Hill polled over 3000 votes. 希尔先生获得了3000多张选票.
2 ask (sb) his or her opinion as part of a public-opinion poll （在民意测验中）调查（某人）; 对（某人）作民意调查
Of those polled, seven out of ten said they preferred brown bread. 那些被调查者十人中有七人说他们比较爱吃黑面包.
3
(a) cut off the top of the horns of (cattle) 截去（牛）的角的顶端.
(b) = pollard v.
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