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 subject should be uppermost in the thoughts, and canvassed often.
  选择朋友这个课题应该摆在思想的首位，常常加以讨论。
• Shareholders have been canvassed by BHP advisers, including Merrill Lynch.
  包括美林（MerrillLynch）在内的必和必拓顾问一直在游说力拓股东。
• He canvassed the universities, the foundations, the press and politics.
  他详细了解了各大学、基金会，报界和政治团体。
• An army of salespeople canvassed the country to promote the new product.
  一大群推销员在全国扫街以推广新产品。
• The survey, which canvassed the views of nearly 40,000 people in 39 countries, found a majority of respondents expected China, now the world's second biggest economy, to take top slot.
  这项调查，征询了39个国家近40000人的意见，发现多数受访者期待中国，现在世界第二大经济，来跃居榜首。
• The salesman canvassed the whole city for subscriptions of the magazine.
  推销员走遍全城找人订阅杂志。
• The salesmen canvassed the whole city for subscriptions. someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy.
  那些推销员走遍全城寻找客户。寻求类似或运用类比法进行推理的人。
• He canvassed the district for votes.
  他在选区里游说拉票。
• He canvassed for a seat in Parliament.
  他为竞选国会议员席位进行游说。
• The city council canvassed the plan thoroughly.
  市议会详细讨论了那个计划。