straw poll

英 [ˌstrɔː ˈpəʊl]

美 [ˌstrɔː ˈpoʊl]

n.  (选举前的)非正式民意测验

牛津词典

noun

• （选举前的）非正式民意测验
  an occasion when a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth or to say how they are likely to vote in an election

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 非正式民意测验
  Astraw pollis the unofficial questioning of a group of people to find out their opinion about something.
  1. A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth...
     会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。
  2. Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.
     就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。

英英释义

noun

• an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
  Synonym:straw vote

双语例句

• He placed a distant third in the Iowa straw poll behind a fellow-Minnesotan, Representative Michele Bachmann, and Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.
  他在爱奥华州的意向性投票中以明显差距，落后于明尼苏达州的同乡、众议员米歇尔·巴克曼以及来自德克萨斯州的国会议员罗恩·保罗。
• A straw poll of Roman Catholic priests in half a dozen poor inland parishes, where many residents have left home in search of work, found none who enjoyed a better attendance at Christmas mass because of an early exodus from the coast.
  罗马天主教传教士对六个贫困内陆辖区所做的民意调查显示，这些地方多数居民离家在外寻找工作，没有一个地区由于沿海地区返乡潮的提前到来，致使圣诞弥撒的出席率有所改善。
• Still, participants in a recent straw poll in Florida put Cain in first place.
  然而，最近一次佛罗里达州的民意调查显示，凯恩是排在第一位的。
• But a straw poll of FTSE 100 executives showed no such concern.
  然而，对富时100指数（FTSE100）成分股公司高管的调查却并未显示出这种担忧。
• The straw poll winner, Michele Bachmann, has substantial backing from social conservatives as well as the virulently anti-tax, anti-spend Tea Party faction of the Republican Party.
  意向性投票的赢家米歇尔·巴克曼得到了社会保守派人士以及共和党内强烈反增税，反对增加开支的茶党组织的大力支持。
• The straw poll is an unreliable predictor of the winner of the Iowa caucuses, let alone the Republican nomination or the presidency.
  民意调查对于爱荷华州领导班子的获胜者来说是一个不可信赖的预言，更不用说共和党提名或者总统职务了。
• Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin also is visiting Iowa but is not taking part in the straw poll.
  前阿拉斯加州州长萨拉。佩林目前也在爱奥华州访问，但她不会参加这次测验民意投票。
• Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.
  就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。
• The Iowa Straw Poll, as the event is known, effectively kicks off the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year.
  这个所谓的爱奥华州草根性的投票，将是众多共和党人竞争该党总统候选人的开始。
• His announcement comes as eight existing Republican candidates take part in an unofficial straw poll in Iowa state, which could influence who is eventually chosen to challenge Barack Obama.
  在他宣布该决定时，现有的八名共和党候选人在爱荷华州参加了非官方的民意投票测验。这可能会影响谁将最终被选中来挑战奥巴马。