poll
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++poll1 /pəʊl $ poʊl/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [countable]ASK A QUESTION the process of finding out what people think about something by asking many people the same question, or the record of the result 民意调查，民意测验；民意调查结果 SYN opinion poll, survey A recent poll found that 80% of Californians support the governor. 最近的一项民意调查发现80%的加利福尼亚人支持州长。 Polls indicate that education is the top issue with voters. 民意调查显示，教育是选民心中的头等大事。 Labour is ahead in the polls. 工党在民意调查中处于领先地位。 The latest public opinion poll showed that 25% of us consider ourselves superstitious. 最新的民意调查显示我们中有25%的人认为自己迷信。conduct/carry out/do a poll a poll conducted by ‘USA Today’ 由《今日美国》进行的一次民意测验poll on a poll on eating habits 关于饮食习惯的一项民意测验poll of a poll of 1,000 people 千人民意调查2 go to the polls to vote in an election 参加投票 Ten million voters went to the polls. 1,000 万选民参加了投票。3 [singular]PPVVOTE/ELECT British English the process of voting in an election, or the number of votes recorded 投票；投票数 Labour won the election with 40% of the poll. 工党以40%的选票赢得选举。 The result of the poll won’t be known until around midnight. 选举结果要到午夜前后才公布。4 the polls the place where you can go to vote in an election 投票站，投票地点 The polls will close in an hour. 投票站将于一小时后关闭。n COLLOCATIONSverbscarry out/take/do a pollA similar poll was carried out among academics in the United States.A poll taken last month gave the Democrats a seven-point lead.conduct a poll formal (=carry out a poll)The poll was conducted with a sample of 1,023 adults.a poll shows/indicates/suggests somethingPolls show that older voters are most concerned about economic issues.a poll finds somethingOur poll found that 29 percent rated his performance as good.poll + NOUNpoll results/findingsThe poll results are very encouraging.a poll rating (=showing how popular someone is)His poll ratings keep slipping.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pollan opinion poll (=that measures what people think about something)A recent opinion poll showed strong support for the government.an exit poll (=when people are asked how they have just voted)The exit polls said that 46 percent of women had voted for Obama.a popularity poll (=measuring how popular someone is)In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place.a local/national/statewide etc pollLocal polls show him leading by only two or three points.phrasessomebody’s lead in the pollsLabour soon regained its lead in the polls.somebody’s standing in the polls (=how popular a poll shows them to be)The president's standing in the polls declined sharply.be ahead/leading in the pollsThe good news is that we are ahead in the polls.be behind/trailing in the pollsAt the moment the Democrats are trailing in the polls.
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poll• A poll of 700 female registered voters found that 56% favor full abortion rights.• Stanford, a 28-22 loser to Arizona, fell nine spots to No. 25 in both polls.• Like his new name, changed by deed poll nine years before.• In a nationwide poll carried out in January, only one person in ten said they were happy with the tax reforms.• And the implications of that can not be catered for by opinion polls.• Recent opinion polls show that the President's popularity has slipped.• In our poll, we asked teachers how they felt about teacher testing.• Recent polls indicate strong support for cutting taxes.• Another statewide poll released early this year said 42 percent of Arizona voters thought Symington should resign.• In the end, we were seduced by the polls, against our better judgment.• He was still behind in the polls.• According to the polls, a huge majority of citizens oppose bilingual education.• This Tuesday, August 5, voters will go to the polls to accept or reject the proposed charter.public opinion poll• Thirty-seven percent is a benchmark this year, and Dole has hovered near that number in public opinion polls.• His chances of accomplishing policy change will also be enhanced if he maintains high levels of support in public opinion polls.• Reduced expectations have shown up in many public opinion polls taken in recent years.• Clinton led Dole in nationwide public opinion polls going into the debate by margins ranging from 13 percent to 18 percent.• Despite some public opinion polls and Supreme Court decisions to the contrary, voters have repeatedly rejected liberalization of abortion laws.• Clinton has rarely had better than a 40 percent job approval rating in Texas public opinion polls since that election.• Republicans, battered as they are in the public opinion polls, succeeded in dramatically transforming the terms of the national debate.• So far Gramm has been unable to close in on Dole in the public opinion polls.poll2 verb [transitive] 1 ASK A QUESTIONto ask a lot of people the same questions in order to find out what they think about a subject 对…进行民意测验[调查] 18% of the women we polled said their husbands had a drinking problem. 我们调查的妇女当中有18%的人说丈夫有酗酒问题。► see thesaurus at ask2 to get a particular number of votes in an election 获得〔票数〕 Labour polled just 4% of the vote. 工党只得到4%的选票。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
poll• For its study the company polled 150 randomly selected physicians.• He polled 23,579 votes.• Ivashko defeated three other candidates, polling 278 votes for and 61 against.• He breathed a sigh or relief when Mrs Long announced he had polled 31.• The Labour candidate polled 52% of the votes.• With 75 % of the vote counted he had polled 52 % to Mr Garcia's 48 %.• Lanier emerged as the winner after polling 53 percent of the votes cast, compared with 47 percent for Turner.• Private economists polled by Bloomberg Business News project the economy will grow 1. 9 percent this year.• On Thursday night, he appeared before 3,500 party faithful in the north of Paris in his last rally before polling day.• Nearly 60% of the voters who were polled did not recognize Bronson's name.• Only 16 percent of the freshmen polled said they intended to major in business.• In Ayrshire this July, Systems Three found that four out of five of those polled were strongly opposed to the scheme.From Longman Business Dictionarypollpoll1 /pəʊlpoʊl/ noun [countable]1an occasion when a large number of people are asked questions, to find out about the public’s opinions or behaviourMORIconducted a poll among senior managers to get their views on taxation.A recentopinion poll put him in third place.According to our poll, Scandinavians buy shares more than other Europeans.2the polls [plural] an election to choose a government or a political representativeThe ruling Social Democrats suffered their worst defeat at the polls in 60 years.In Oklahoma, voters may go to the polls (=vote in an election) as early as September.3an occasion when the members of a company vote for or against something in a meetingBoth directors were elected after a poll of shareholders.4the poll the number of votes recorded at an electionThe winning party must gain at least 50% of the poll.pollpoll2 verb [transitive] to try to find out about the public’s behaviour or opinions by questioning a large number of people47% of office workers polled said that eye strain was a serious concern.→ See Verb tableOrigin poll1 (1600-1700) poll “head” ((13-19 centuries)), from Middle Low German; from the idea of counting headspoll1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1poll2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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poll1 W3 /pəʊl $ poʊl/ 
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SYN opinion poll, survey:
A recent poll found that 80% of Californians support the governor.
Polls indicate that education is the top issue with voters.
Labour is ahead in the polls.
The latest public opinion poll showed that 25% of us consider ourselves superstitious.
conduct/carry out/do a poll
a poll conducted by ‘USA Today’
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a poll on eating habits
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a poll of 1,000 people
2. go to the polls to vote in an election:
Ten million voters went to the polls.
3. [singular] British English the process of voting in an election, or the number of votes recorded:
Labour won the election with 40% of the poll.
The result of the poll won’t be known until around midnight.
4. the polls the place where you can go to vote in an election:
The polls will close in an hour.
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▪carry out/take/do a poll A similar poll was carried out among academics in the United States. | A poll taken last month gave the Democrats a seven-point lead.
▪conduct a poll formal (=carry out a poll) The poll was conducted with a sample of 1,023 adults.
▪a poll shows/indicates/suggests something Polls show that older voters are most concerned about economic issues.
▪a poll finds something Our poll found that 29 percent rated his performance as good.
■ poll + NOUN
▪poll results/findings The poll results are very encouraging.
▪a poll rating (=showing how popular someone is) His poll ratings keep slipping.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + poll
▪an opinion poll (=that measures what people think about something) A recent opinion poll showed strong support for the government.
▪an exit poll (=when people are asked how they have just voted) The exit polls said that 46 percent of women had voted for Obama.
▪a popularity poll (=measuring how popular someone is) In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place.
▪a local/national/statewide etc poll Local polls show him leading by only two or three points.
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▪sb’s lead in the polls Labour soon regained its lead in the polls.
▪sb’s standing in the polls (=how popular a poll shows them to be) The President's standing in the polls declined sharply.
▪be ahead/leading in the polls The good news is that we are ahead in the polls.
▪be behind/trailing in the polls At the moment the Democrats are trailing in the polls.
poll2 verb [transitive]
1. to ask a lot of people the same questions in order to find out what they think about a subject:
18% of the women we polled said their husbands had a drinking problem.
2. to get a particular number of votes in an election:
Labour polled just 4% of the vote.
■ ask a question
▪ask to speak or write to someone to get an answer: Did you ask about the price? | They asked me a lot of questions.
▪inquire/enquire /ɪnˈkwaɪə $ -ˈkwaɪr/ formal to ask someone for information about something: I’m writing to inquire about the job that was advertised in yesterday’s ‘Times’.
▪demand especially written to ask a question in a firm or angry way: ‘Why didn’t you call me?’, she demanded.
▪interview to ask someone questions, to find out if they are suitable for a job, or as part of a television or radio interview: When they interviewed me for the job, they didn’t mention the salary. | David Letterman has interviewed all the stars.
▪poll to officially ask a lot of people in order to find out their opinion on something: Over 1,000 people were polled for the report. | 64% of the people we polled said that they approved of the way the government had handled the crisis.
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noun Date: 1600-1700
Origin: poll 'head' (13-19 centuries), from Middle Low German; from the idea of counting heads
1. [countable] the process of finding out what people think about something by asking many people the same question, or the record of the result Origin: poll 'head' (13-19 centuries), from Middle Low German; from the idea of counting heads
SYN opinion poll, survey:
conduct/carry out/do a poll
poll on
poll of
2. go to the polls to vote in an election:
3. [singular] British English the process of voting in an election, or the number of votes recorded:
4. the polls the place where you can go to vote in an election:
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verb [transitive]1. to ask a lot of people the same questions in order to find out what they think about a subject:
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election an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting 指选举、推选，尤指政治选举 ：◆ Who did you vote for in the last election? 上次选举中你把票投给了谁？ vote an occasion on which a group of people vote for sb/sth 指投票、选举、表决 ：◆ They took a vote on who should go first. 他们以投票方式决定谁先走。 poll ( the process of voting in an electionjournalism 新闻 （新闻）指选举投票、计票 ：◆ They suffered a defeat at the polls .他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。 referendum an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue 指全民投票、全民公决 ballot the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held 尤指无记名投票选举、投票表决 ：◆ The leader will be chosen by secret ballot. 领导人将通过无记名投票选举产生。 NOTE Ballot is usually used about a vote within an organization rather than an occasion on which the public vote.* ballot 通常用于机构内部的选举，而非公众的投票选举。
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