canvassing

英 [ˈkænvəsɪŋ]

美 [ˈkænvəsɪŋ]

v.  游说; 拉选票; 调查(民意); 征求(意见); 努力争取支持
canvass的现在分词

现在分词：canvassing　

BNC.34383 / COCA.42481

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

• persuasion of voters in a political campaign
  Synonym:electioneeringbell ringing

双语例句

• They continued to play very little part in their mother's political life, and were never hawked about the streets canvassing.
  他们与母亲的政治生活基本上没有什么关系，从来没有在大街上散发过竞选材料。
• After canvassing the sentiments of his constituents, the congressman was confident that he represented the majority opinion of his district.
  这位议员在调查了他所在选区的选民的意见之后深信，他是能代表大多数选民的意见。
• He is canvassing for the conservative candidate.
  他正在替保守党候选人奔走拉票。
• Each election produces one canvassing encounter that sticks in the memory.
  每次选举总发生一场令人难忘的竞选角逐。
• He was busy canvassing before the election.
  在大选前，他在忙着拉选票。
• From a distance, the legions of search teams canvassing the flattened terrain here resemble a colony of white ants crawling over dirt.
  从远处看，正在彻查土地的军团搜救小组想是一群爬行在污垢上的白蚁，这块土地几乎被夷为平地。
• He is canvassing for the conservative candidate. Busily, gaily, she went hither and yon.
  他正在替保守党候选人奔走拉票。她又匆忙又高兴地到处奔走。
• I am canvassing for the magazine tonight.
  今晚我要去为杂志征求订户。
• The home secretary has been canvassing support for his new crime bill.
  内政大臣一直在为新的犯罪法案寻求支持。
• It was, he says, merely a way of canvassing public opinion.
  他说，这不过是一种讨论公共问题的方式罢了。