a person who votes or has the right to vote, especially in a political election (尤指政治性选举的)投票人,选举人,有选举权的人 A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion. 绝大多数选民赞成这一动议。 Only 60% of eligible voters actually used their vote. 只有 60% 的符合资格的选民行使了选举权。
Collocations Voting in electionssee also floating voter, swing voterVoting 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 Politicsb1More than two million voters participated in the election. 超过 200 万的选民参加了这次选举。 Only a quarter of registered voters actually voted in the election. 登记选民中实际上只有四分之一参加了投票选举。 The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army. 反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。 Voter turnout was very low. 实际投票的选民很少。 attempts to appeal to undecided voters 游说未作出决定的选民的努力 the feelings of ordinary voters 普通选民的情感 His parents were lifelong Conservative voters. 他父母毕生都是拥护保守党的选民。 Many traditional Tory voters have said they are disillusioned with the party's leadership. 许多传统的保守党选民表示,他们对该党的领导不再抱有幻想。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eligible
- registered
- absentee
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- appeal to
- attract
- woo
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- choose somebody
- elect somebody
- go for somebody
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- turnout
- participation
- registration
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