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.- 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。 - 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。
- A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth...
英英释义
noun
- an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
双语例句
- Despite low turnout, Mitt Romney says he's happy with his victory in the Iowa Straw Poll.
尽管参加者不多,米特罗姆尼称他对在爱荷华州公投的胜利很开心。 - Perry finished a disappointing second in a recent straw poll, or test vote, in Florida behind the surprise winner, Georgia businessman Herman Cain.
最近,佛罗里达州举行的探测民意假投票,佩里在投票里排名第二,落后于出人意料的胜利者-乔治亚州商人赫尔曼。凯因。 - At the Ames straw poll in the Iowa heartland last month, Ron Paul, a Republican presidential candidate, was cheered to the rafters when he called for the troops to come home.
上个月在爱荷华州中心地区的艾姆斯市举行非正式投票时,共和党总统候选人之一罗恩·保罗呼吁海外军队撤回国内,台下掌声雷动。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - My straw poll reveals why: they are frantically filling in questionnaires and participating in online surveys.
而我的非正式民意调查揭示了个中缘由:一份又一份调查问卷和在线调查让他们疲于奔命。 - 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。 - 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。