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单词 canvass
释义
canvass
verb
uk
/ˈkæn.vəs/us
/ˈkæn.vəs/

canvassverb(GET SUPPORT)

[IorT]
totryto getpoliticalsupportorvotes,especiallybyvisitingall thehousesin anarea:
（尤指四处家访以）游说，拉选票
I've been out canvassingfortheLabourPartyeveryeveningthisweek.这周我每天晚上都出去游说给工党拉选票。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Elections
  • absentee
  • absentee ballot
  • absentee vote
  • absentee voter
  • absentee voting
  • entrance poll
  • exit poll
  • first-past-the-post
  • flip
  • franchise
  • primary
  • proportional representation
  • proxy
  • proxy vote
  • proxy voter
  • votesomethingthrough
  • voting
  • voting booth
  • voting machine
  • voting slip
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canvassverb(ASK)

[T]
totrytodiscoverinformationoropinionsbyaskingpeople:
调查（民意）；征求意见
Thecouncilhas been canvassinglocalopinion/localpeopleto gettheirthoughtson theproposedhousingdevelopment.地方议会一直在调查当地民众的意见，以了解他们对拟建的住宅区的看法。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Questioning people & asking questions in general
  • ask aftersomeone
  • ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
  • beat
  • beatsomethingout ofsomeone
  • bombard
  • cross-examine
  • doorstep
  • enquire
  • inquire withinidiom
  • interviewer
  • pin
  • putsomeonetosomethingidiom
  • Q, q
  • reinterview
  • resurvey
  • retest
  • roll
  • survey
  • the third degreeidiom
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canvassverb(SUGGEST)

[T]UKformal
tosuggestanideaorplanto beconsidered:
提出（意见或计划）供考虑
Wind andwavepowerare now beingseriouslycanvassed as thesolutiontoourenergyproblems.风能和潮汐能作为解决能源问题的方法现在正被人们郑重提出并加以考虑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Suggestions & proposals
  • about
  • bouncesomethingoffsomeone
  • can't
  • co-sponsor
  • co-sponsorship
  • drop
  • imply
  • intimate
  • make noisesidiom
  • maybe
  • move
  • nomination
  • on the tableidiom
  • proposition
  • putsomeonetosomethingidiom
  • putsomethingin
  • putsomethingup
  • resubmission
  • resubmit
  • table
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canvasser
canvass
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæn.vəs/us
/ˈkæn.vəs/

canvassnoun[C](FOR INFORMATION)

theactoftryingtodiscoverinformationoropinionsbyaskingpeople:
A canvass ofcouncilmembersshowedthat theproposalwould notpass.
More examples
  • FBIagentshadtracedthe men to thehotelthroughwitnessstatements,creditcardrecordsand a canvass ofdeskclerksatarealodgingplaces.
  • In a canvass of thecitythis pastweekend, themayorsaid hetalkedto agroupof 15youngmen and got somedisturbingfeedback.
  • A canvass of theneighbourhooduncoverednoadditionalincidents.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Questioning people & asking questions in general
  • ask aftersomeone
  • ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
  • beat
  • beatsomethingout ofsomeone
  • bombard
  • cross-examine
  • doorstep
  • enquire
  • inquire withinidiom
  • interviewer
  • pin
  • putsomeonetosomethingidiom
  • Q, q
  • reinterview
  • resurvey
  • retest
  • roll
  • survey
  • the third degreeidiom
See more results »

canvassnoun[C](FOR SUPPORT)

theactivityoftryingto getpoliticalsupportorvotes,especiallybyvisitingall thehousesin anarea:
Volunteers andstaffersweremanningthephones,gatheringleafletsandorganizinga canvass.
More examples
  • Atelectiontimewe would do a canvass ofourblock.
  • His party's canvassreturnsshowedtheircandidatewasgainingsupport.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Elections
  • absentee
  • absentee ballot
  • absentee vote
  • absentee voter
  • absentee voting
  • entrance poll
  • exit poll
  • first-past-the-post
  • flip
  • franchise
  • primary
  • proportional representation
  • proxy
  • proxy vote
  • proxy voter
  • votesomethingthrough
  • voting
  • voting booth
  • voting machine
  • voting slip
See more results »
(Definition ofcanvassfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
canvass
verb
uk
/ˈkæn.vəs/us
/ˈkæn.vəs/

canvassverb(GET SUPPORT)

[IorT]
totryto getpoliticalsupportorvotes,especiallybyvisitingall thehousesin anarea
（尤指四处家访以）游说，拉选票
I've been out canvassingfortheLabourParty everyeveningthisweek.这周我每天晚上都出去游说给工党拉选票。

canvassverb(ASK)

[T]
totrytodiscoverinformationoropinionsbyaskingpeople
调查（民意）；征求意见
Thecouncilhas been canvassinglocalopinion/localpeopleto gettheirthoughtson theproposedhousingdevelopment.地方议会一直在调查当地民众的意见，以了解他们对拟建的住宅区的看法。

canvassverb(SUGGEST)

[T]UKformal
tosuggestanideaorplanto beconsidered
提出（意见或计划）供考虑
Wind andwavepowerare now beingseriouslycanvassed as thesolutiontoourenergyproblems.风能和潮汐能作为解决能源问题的方法现在正被人们郑重提出并加以考虑。

canvass| American Dictionary

canvass
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈkæn·vəs/
to go to eachhousein anareatofindout how manypeoplelivethere or whattheiropinionsare, or to getsupport:
[T]Candidates canvassed the city’sneighborhoodsforvotes.
(Definition ofcanvassfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

canvass| Business English

canvass
verb
uk
/ˈkænvəs/us
[T]
totrytodiscoverinformationoropinionsbyaskingpeople:
Thesurveyshowsthathalfthecompaniescanvassedfeltthat usingcorporatewebsiteswas morecost-effectivethan otherrecruitmentmethods.
[IorT]POLITICS
totryto getpoliticalsupportorvotes,especiallybyvisitingpeople'shouses:
I canvassed with him and more than amonthagopredictedhe wouldwin.
(Definition ofcanvassfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcanvass

canvass
In 1992, 31 per cent of voters and 10 per cent of non-voters were canvassed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The second, ' canvassing for votes ', is a picture of electoral bribery : a voter sees no problem in taking money from two different electoral agents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If one is more optimistic, then the two responses canvassed above will seem more persuasive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
While canvassing is the primary means of achieving the former, spending on leaflets, posters and election addresses also contributes to the latter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What impact does telephone canvassing have on party support, and how does it compare to more traditional forms of local political activity?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Our results show that canvassing contributes to the local campaign effect, but it cannot account for all of it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Secondly, doorstep canvassing in particular is probably an underestimate of exposure to the local campaign.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Australian policy stakeholders were canvassed to assess their perspectives on the challenges and the nature of disinvestment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A number of reasons will be canvassed to explain this.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition, canvassing goes on between election campaigns as well as during them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Respondents may recall being canvassed by the party they supported, but not by the other parties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Similarly, a minority of those who remembered being phoned by a party also recalled being canvassed in person.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nonetheless, his canvassing provides only a dozen memoranda, generally relaying rumours and describing precautions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is a lot of material to be canvassed in the base.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Raters' views regarding the effectiveness of the training were also canvassed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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