canvassing

英 [ˈkænvəsɪŋ]

美 [ˈkænvəsɪŋ]

v.  游说; 拉选票; 调查(民意); 征求(意见); 努力争取支持
canvass的现在分词

现在分词：canvassing　

BNC.34383 / COCA.42481

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。

英英释义

noun

• persuasion of voters in a political campaign
  Synonym:electioneeringbell ringing

双语例句

• He was busy canvassing before the election.
  在大选前，他在忙着拉选票。
• It was, he says, merely a way of canvassing public opinion.
  他说，这不过是一种讨论公共问题的方式罢了。
• The salesman in our company is well trained and have rich canvassing experience.
  我公司的职员经过很好的训练，而且具有丰富的推销经验。
• From a distance, the legions of search teams canvassing the flattened terrain here resemble a colony of white ants crawling over dirt.
  从远处看，正在彻查土地的军团搜救小组想是一群爬行在污垢上的白蚁，这块土地几乎被夷为平地。
• After canvassing the sentiments of his constituents, the congressman was confident that he represented the majority opinion of his district.
  这位议员在调查了他所在选区的选民的意见之后深信，他是能代表大多数选民的意见。
• Ve been out canvassing votes for the labour party every evening this week.
  这个星期我每晚都出去为工党拉票。
• He has been canvassing opinion on the issue.
  他一直在徵求对这个问题的意见。
• The home secretary has been canvassing support for his new crime bill.
  内政大臣一直在为新的犯罪法案寻求支持。
• He is canvassing for the conservative candidate. Busily, gaily, she went hither and yon.
  他正在替保守党候选人奔走拉票。她又匆忙又高兴地到处奔走。
• He is canvassing for the conservative candidate.
  他正在替保守党候选人奔走拉票。