canvassed

英 [ˈkænvəst]

美 [ˈkænvəst]

v.  游说; 拉选票; 调查(民意); 征求(意见); 努力争取支持
canvass的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 游说;拉选票
  If youcanvass fora particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
  1. I'm canvassing for the Conservative Party...
     我在为保守党拉选票。
• VERB 征询,征求(公众意见)
  If youcanvasspublic opinion, you find out how people feel about a particular subject.
  1. Members of Parliament are spending the weekend canvassing opinion in their constituencies.
     国会议员这个周末要向所在选区的选民征求意见。
  2. The poll canvassed the views of almost eighty economists.
     民意调查征询了将近80位经济学家的意见。

双语例句

• The issue was also canvassed at a meeting of North and South-East Asian financial ministers earlier this year, who agreed to launch a study of the ACU.
  在今年初一次北亚及东南亚财长会议上，与会者对该问题进行了细致讨论，并同意启动对亚洲货币单位的研究。
• I canvassed the views of our members about the suggestions.
  我征询会员们对建议的看法。
• The subject which had been so warmly canvassed between their parents, about a twelvemonth ago, was now brought forward again. As soon as ever Mr. Bingley comes, my dear, said Mrs. Bennet, you will wait on him of course.
  大约在一年以前，父母曾经热烈地争论过这个问题，如今又要旧事重提了。班纳特太太又对她丈夫说：我的好老爷，彬格莱先生一来，你一定要去拜访他呀。
• The city council canvassed the plan thoroughly.
  市议会详细讨论了那个计划。
• Make a canvass of the neighborhood He canvassed the district for votes.
  在邻近地区进行游说他在选区里游说拉票。
• The candidates canvassed right up to election day.
  候选人们直到选举日之前一直在游说拉票。
• We canvassed the leading experts on what happy people have in common& and why it's worth trying to become one of them.
  我们征询权威专家：快乐的人有什么共同点，以及我们为什么要成为他们中的一员？
• The evidence had been repeatedly canvassed in American courts.
  这项证据已经在美国法庭受到了一再的审视。
• The salesman canvassed the whole city for subscriptions of the magazine.
  推销员走遍全城找人订阅杂志。
• India responded to this challenge with an army of more than 2 million vaccinators, who canvassed every village, hamlet and slum.
  印度配备了200多万人的接种员队伍以应对这一挑战，他们走遍了每个村庄、聚落和贫民窟。