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

• He canvassed for a seat in Parliament.
  他为竞选国会议员席位进行游说。
• Chinese leaders have publicly canvassed a range of uses for the reserves, ranging from portfolio investments overseas to the purchase of so-called "strategic" resources and funding the local welfare system.
  中国领导人已公开讨论过外汇储备的多种用途，包括海外组合投资，购买所谓的“战略”资源，以及为本国的社会福利体系提供资金等。
• 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。
• The sales representative canvassed the whole city for subscriptions of the magazine.
  销售代表整个城市，为的是让大家订阅他们的杂志。
• The salesman canvassed the whole city for subscriptions of the magazine.
  推销员走遍全城找人订阅杂志。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• People are being canvassed for their views on the proposed new road.
  正在就计划修建的新道路征求人们的意见。
• 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。