canvass

英 [ˈkænvəs]

美 [ˈkænvəs]

v.  游说; 拉选票; 调查(民意); 征求(意见); 努力争取支持
n.  细查; 讨论; 检票员，游说者; 劝诱

复数：canvasses　第三人称单数：canvasses　现在分词：canvassing　过去式：canvassed　过去分词：canvassed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.23053 / COCA.31497

牛津词典

verb

• 游说；拉选票
  to ask sb to support a particular person, political party, etc., especially by going around an area and talking to people
  1. He spent the whole month canvassing for votes.
     他花了整整一个月四处游说拉选票。
  2. Party workers are busy canvassing local residents.
     党务工作者正忙于游说当地居民。
• 调查（民意）；征求（意见）
  to ask people about sth in order to find out what they think about it
  1. He has been canvassing opinion on the issue.
     他一直在征求对这个问题的意见。
  2. People are being canvassed for their views on the proposed new road.
     正在就计划修建的新道路征求人们的意见。
• 努力争取支持
  to try and get support from a group of people
• 详细（或彻底）讨论
  to discuss an idea thoroughly
  1. The proposal is currently being canvassed.
     目前人们正在详细讨论这个提案。

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

• a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
  Synonym:canvas
• the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
  1. the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
  Synonym:canvas
• an oil painting on canvas fabric
  Synonym:canvas
• a tent made of canvas fabric
  Synonym:canvas tentcanvas
• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
  Synonym:sailcanvassheet
• an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
  Synonym:pollopinion pollpublic opinion poll
• the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
  1. the crowded canvas of history
  2. the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
  Synonym:canvas

verb

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
  1. analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
  2. analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
  3. analyze your real motives
  Synonym:analyzeanalysestudyexaminecanvas
• get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
  Synonym:pollcanvas
• solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
  Synonym:canvas

双语例句

• 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。
• We still have half that neighborhood to canvass.
  我们还有一半的街区要细查。
• Make a canvass of the neighborhood It is not allowed to approach the forbidden area.
  在邻近地区进行游说这里是禁区不许接近。
• The company directed me to travel into the wilderness by boat to canvass the resident natives.
  公司指示我坐船进进一片荒野，往游说当地居民。
• Special campaigns and promotional visits to targeted trades and government departments were made to canvass vacancies and widen the employment opportunities of job-seekers with disabilities.
  此外，该科也举办特别活动，并派员到指定行业和政府部门进行推广性质的探访，以游说雇主提供职位空缺，增加残疾人士的就业机会。
• To canvass or poll using a questionnaire.
  用一组问题来讨论或访问意见。
• The party decided to canvass for support of its new policy.
  党决定争取民众对它的新政策的支持。
• You can canvass me as long as you want.
  你可以游说我，只要你想要。
• They decided to canvass opinion before making a final decision.
  他们决定在作出最后决定之前，广泛征求意见。
• No candidate shall circularise or canvass in writing other Members in respect of any such election.
  选举过程中，任何候选人不得传阅或书面游说其他会员。