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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The Iowa Straw Poll is an early test of popularity and organizing strength for the crowded field of Republican presidential contenders.
爱奥华州草根投票是对众多角逐共和党总统侯选人的竞争者,作一番民望和组织能力的测验。 - But an admittedly unscientific straw poll of a handful of teachers in Shanghai schools found that this was true for them only in their first year.
但对几名上海中小学教师的不科学调查显示,只在他们入校第一年是这样。 - 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。 - 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 of local inhabitants in Mediterranean resorts concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish.
对地中海度假地居民非正式民意调查表明,英国旅游者穿得最差,意大利游客穿得最潇牺。 - 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。