canvassed

英 [ˈkænvəst]

美 [ˈkænvəst]

v.  游说; 拉选票; 调查(民意); 征求(意见); 努力争取支持
canvass的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• The salesman canvassed the whole city for subscriptions of the magazine.
  推销员走遍全城找人订阅杂志。
• He canvassed the papers, hunting for notices of jobs.
  他仔细查阅报纸，寻找招工广告。
• 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。
• Make a canvass of the neighborhood He canvassed the district for votes.
  在邻近地区进行游说他在选区里游说拉票。
• He canvassed the universities, the foundations, the press and politics.
  他详细了解了各大学、基金会，报界和政治团体。
• Shareholders have been canvassed by BHP advisers, including Merrill Lynch.
  包括美林（MerrillLynch）在内的必和必拓顾问一直在游说力拓股东。
• The subject which had been so warmly canvassed between their parents, about a twelvemonth ago, was now brought forward again. As soon as ever Mr. Bingley comes, my dear, said Mrs. Bennet, you will wait on him of course.
  大约在一年以前，父母曾经热烈地争论过这个问题，如今又要旧事重提了。班纳特太太又对她丈夫说：我的好老爷，彬格莱先生一来，你一定要去拜访他呀。
• The subject should be uppermost in the thoughts, and canvassed often.
  选择朋友这个课题应该摆在思想的首位，常常加以讨论。
• He canvassed the district for votes.
  他在选区里游说拉票。
• An army of salespeople canvassed the country to promote the new product.
  一大群推销员在全国扫街以推广新产品。