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

• We canvassed the leading experts on what happy people have in common& and why it's worth trying to become one of them.
  我们征询权威专家：快乐的人有什么共同点，以及我们为什么要成为他们中的一员？
• He canvassed for a seat in Parliament.
  他为竞选国会议员席位进行游说。
• 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 subject which had been so warmly canvassed between their parents, about a twelvemonth ago, was now brought forward again. As soon as ever Mr. Bingley comes, my dear, said Mrs. Bennet, you will wait on him of course.
  大约在一年以前，父母曾经热烈地争论过这个问题，如今又要旧事重提了。班纳特太太又对她丈夫说：我的好老爷，彬格莱先生一来，你一定要去拜访他呀。
• When I finally had to wind it up in1926, I again canvassed the stores but also made the rounds of all the cottages on a retail basis.
  当我在1926年决定结束这项事业时，我再一次走访了所有的店铺，但同时也走巷串户展开零售。
• He canvassed the district for votes.
  他在选区里游说拉票。
• 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。
• The fifth choice was more difficult, so I canvassed suggestions from readers of my blog.
  第五项却不太好选，于是我在自己的博客上征求读者意见。
• I canvassed the views of our members about the suggestions.
  我征询会员们对建议的看法。
• The salesman canvassed the whole city for subscriptions of the magazine.
  推销员走遍全城找人订阅杂志。