ballot

英 [ˈbælət]

美 [ˈbælət]

n.  (无记名)投票选举; 投票表决; 选票; (选举中的)投票总数
v.  要求某人(对某事)无记名投票; 进行无记名投票

复数：ballots　现在分词：balloting　过去式：balloted　第三人称单数：ballots　过去分词：balloted　

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牛津词典

noun

• （无记名）投票选举；投票表决
  the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held
  1. The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot .
     主席是通过无记名投票选举产生的。
  2. The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members.
     工会未经会员投票表决不得发动罢工。
• 选票
  the piece of paper on which sb marks who they are voting for
  1. What percentage of eligible voters cast their ballots ?
     有资格的选民中投票的百分比是多少？
• （选举中的）投票总数
  the total number of votes in an election
  1. She won 58.8% of the ballot.
     她赢得了投票总数的58.8%。

verb

• 要求某人（对某事）无记名投票
  to ask sb to vote in writing and secretly about sth
  1. The union balloted its members on the proposed changes.
     工会要求会员对所提议的变革进行无记名投票。
• 进行无记名投票
  to vote secretly about sth
  1. The workers balloted for a strike.
     工人对是否罢工进行无记名投票表决。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 无记名投票；无记名选举；无记名表决
  Aballotis a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
  1. The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks...
     无记名投票的结果将于两周后公布。
  2. Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot.
     50名成员将通过直选产生。
• N-COUNT （无记名）选票
  Aballotis a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.
  1. Election boards will count the ballots by hand...
     选举委员会将人工计票。
  2. They succeeded in putting Perot's name on the ballot in Florida.
     他们成功地让佩罗在佛罗里达州成为了候选人之一。
• VERB 在…中间进行无记名投票（或表决）
  If youballota group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
  1. The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.
     工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

英英释义

noun

• a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
  1. there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
  2. they allowed just one vote per person
  Synonym:votevotingballoting
• a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

verb

• vote by ballot
  1. The voters were balloting in this state

双语例句

• The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest
  定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
• Members of the Union were asked to ballot on whether to strike.
  工会会员们被要求就是否举行罢工进行投票表决。
• He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations
  他公开抨击了那些主张用不记名投票方式确定任命人选的人。
• He won the nomination on the third ballot.
  他在第三次投票中获得提名。
• They succeeded in putting Perot's name on the ballot in Florida.
  他们成功地让佩罗在佛罗里达州成为了候选人之一。
• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot
  他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd's insistence after accusations of malpractice.
  因被控舞弊，在托德先生的坚持下重新进行了投票。
• Unions would elect their leadership by secret postal ballot.
  工会将通过秘密邮寄选票的方式选举领导人。
• They'll have to ballot the membership before they can declare a strike.
  他们在宣布罢工之前，必须先通过投票了解全体会员的意见。
• My name's not on the ballot!
  我的名字不在选票上！