- [countable + singular or plural verb]
the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group (一国或一地区的)全体选民 Only 60 per cent of the electorate voted in the last election. 在上次选举中,只有60%的选民投票。
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in elections 在选举中投票 Running for election 参加选举 - conduct/hold an election/a referendum
举行选举/全民公决 - (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
举行/要求/角逐大选/全国选举 - launch/run a presidential election campaign
开始总统竞选活动 - support/back a candidate
支持候选人 - sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
说服选民/全体选民 - appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
吸引游离选民;寻求游离选民的支持;瞄准游离选民 - fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
操纵选举;暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting 投票 - go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
去/被拒绝进入投票站投票 - cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
投(某人)一票 - vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
投票给保守党候选人/民主党 - mark/spoil your ballot paper
在选票上做标记;投废票 - count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
清点邮寄选票数 - go to/be defeated at the ballot box
去投票箱投票;竞选失败 - get/win/receive/lose votes
赢得/失去选票 - get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
赢得大众/黑人/拉美裔/穆斯林 (60%) 的选票 - win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
赢得大选/(美国的)初选/议会中的一个席位/多数票/权力 - lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
在选举中失败;失去多数人的支持/席位 - win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
以压倒多数的选票获胜/掌权 - elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
选举/再度选举某人为市长/总统/议员/参议员/国会议员/国会女议员
Taking power 掌权 - be sworn into office/in as president
宣誓就职/就任总统 - take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
(美国)宣誓就职;听取就职宣誓 - swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
(英国)宣誓效忠 - give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
发表(美国)总统就职演说 - take/enter/hold/leave office
就职;任职;离职 - appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
任命某人为大使/州长/法官/部长 - form a government/a cabinet
组建政府/内阁 - serve two terms as prime minister/in office
任两届总理;两届任职
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1His statements are likely to cost him dearly among the general electorate. 他的种种言论可能会让他在普通选民中声望大跌。 The rise of a mass electorate forced politicians to broaden their appeal. 一个大选民团体的出现迫使从政者扩大支持者的范围。 issues which have divided the electorate 使选民产生分歧的问题 the need to appeal to the electorate at large 需要争取全体选民的支持 the representative chosen by the electorate 由选民选举出的代表
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- educated
- informed
- apathetic
- …
- divide
- go to the polls
- vote
- the electorate as a whole
- the electorate at large
- [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English) (also constituency especially in British English)
a district that elects its own representative to parliament (选举议会议员的)选区