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

• Six of the 18 judges will also be replaced, in a ballot preceded by an unseemly round of bargaining and canvassing.
  在一轮容易遭到非议的交易与游说之后，也将通过投票替换18名法官中的6名。
• This speech caps a month of canvassing.
  这场演讲结束了一个月来的游说。
• He was busy canvassing before the election.
  在大选前，他在忙着拉选票。
• 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。
• What I expect Mr Lamy will find, in the process of canvassing WTO members, is that the US, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore and a number of other countries would want to move towards free trade immediately.
  我预计，拉米在游说世贸组织成员国时将会发现，美国、欧洲、加拿大、墨西哥、澳大利亚、智利、新西兰、新加坡以及许多其它国家会希望迅速推进自由贸易。
• 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。
• It is seeking to limit excessive risk-taking by bankers and is canvassing tougher oversight of complex firms.
  它寻求限制银行家的过度冒险行为，并游说上层，以便对复杂公司实施更为严厉的监管。
• 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。
• 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。
• I saw her father with his rosette on, canvassing for the Conservatives
  我看见她父亲戴着玫瑰花结，正在为保守党游说拉票。