ballots

英 [ˈbæləts]

美 [ˈbæləts]

n.  (无记名)投票选举; 投票表决; 选票; (选举中的)投票总数
v.  要求某人(对某事)无记名投票; 进行无记名投票
ballot的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 无记名投票；无记名选举；无记名表决
  Aballotis a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
  1. The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks...
     无记名投票的结果将于两周后公布。
  2. Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot.
     50名成员将通过直选产生。
• N-COUNT （无记名）选票
  Aballotis a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.
  1. Election boards will count the ballots by hand...
     选举委员会将人工计票。
  2. They succeeded in putting Perot's name on the ballot in Florida.
     他们成功地让佩罗在佛罗里达州成为了候选人之一。
• VERB 在…中间进行无记名投票（或表决）
  If youballota group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
  1. The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.
     工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

双语例句

• His principal opponent unblushingly declared victory before the ballots had been counted.
  他的主要对手在选票清点完之前就厚颜无耻地宣布自己胜利了。
• Almost a fifth of American ballots are now cast by mail, a threefold increase over 30 years.
  在美国，有将近五分之一的选票是通过邮寄的，这个数字在过去30年里增加了2倍。
• Instead, voters cast their ballots for "electors" who support each candidate.
  而是由选民投票给支持各个候选人的「选举人」。
• Election boards will count the ballots by hand
  选举委员会将人工计票。
• Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.
  成员可以通过无记名投票反对候选人加入。
• He sent out the ballots less than a fortnight ago and not all the votes are in.
  不到两周前，他寄出了选票，并非所有选票都寄到了收件人手中。
• It would not risk a generation of struggle on ballots that it disdained in its own country.
  现在更不会把一代人斗争所取得的成果在选举上冒风险了。
• Voters in Greece and France this weekend are expected to cast ballots rejecting leaders and parties who helped implement the reforms.
  预计希腊和法国选民将在本周末的选举中，对曾经帮助实施改革的领导人和政党说不。
• They are counting the ballots now.
  他们在数选票。
• Staffing the polling stations and counting the electronic ballots will cost taxpayers an estimated$ 130000.
  投票站工作人员的成本和计票费用估计要花费纳税人130000美元。