election

英 [ɪˈlekʃn]

美 [ɪˈlekʃn]

n.  选举，推选(尤指从政); 当选

复数：elections　

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牛津词典

noun

• 选举，推选（尤指从政）
  the process of choosing a person or a group of people for a position, especially a political position, by voting
  1. election campaigns/results
     竞选运动；选举结果
  2. to win/lose an election
     在选举中获胜 / 失败
  3. to fight an election
     参加竞选
  4. to vote in an election
     参加投票选举
  5. In America, presidential elections are held every four years.
     美国每四年举行一次总统选举。
  6. The prime minister is about to call (= announce) an election .
     首相即将宣布举行大选。
  7. How many candidates are standing for election ?
     有多少候选人参加竞选？
  8. to run for election
     参加竞选
• 当选
  the fact of having been chosen by election
  1. We welcome his election as president.
     我们欢迎他当选总统。
  2. a year after her election to the committee
     她获选进入该委员会之后一年

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 选举；推举
  Anelectionis a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position.
  1. ...the first fully free elections for more than fifty years...
     50多年来第一次完全自由的选举
  2. During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet...
     在竞选活动中，他承诺恢复经济活力。
  3. The final election results will be announced on Friday...
     星期五将公布最终选举结果。
  4. Many residents say they have little or no idea who's standing for election.
     很多居民说他们几乎不知道谁在竞选。
• N-UNCOUNT 当选；选举获胜
  Theelectionof a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election.
  1. ...the election of the Labour government in 1964.
     1964年工党政府当选
  2. ...his election as president...
     他当选总统
  3. The Democrat candidate is the favorite to win election.
     民主党候选人最有希望赢得选举。

英英释义

noun

• the act of selecting someone or something
  1. her election of medicine as a profession
• a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
  1. the results of the election will be announced tonight
• the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
• the status or fact of being elected
  1. they celebrated his election

双语例句

• The election was held six months ahead of schedule
  选举提前了6个月举行。
• If there is an election in your area, you should go and vote.
  如果你所居住的地区进行选举，你应该去参加投票。
• We had an election last year.
  去年我们进行了一次选举。
• He won last month's presidential election by a landslide
  他以压倒性多数赢得上月的总统选举。
• She was unceremoniously dumped to be replaced by a leader who could win the election
  她被人踢掉了，取而代之的是一个能够赢得选举的领导人物。
• He declined to give any information on the Presidential election
  他拒绝透露任何有关总统选举的消息。
• The election campaign has been fought not in street rallies but on the airwaves
  此次竞选大战不是以街头集会的方式进行，而是通过电视和广播一决胜负。
• Opinion polls are an unreliable predictor of election outcomes
  民意测验并不能对选举结果进行可靠预测。
• There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
  现任总统当选之后，政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
• He delivered his election forecast
  他公布了自己对选举的预测。