referendum

英 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]

美 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]

n.  全民投票; 全民公决

复数：referendums　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.4445 / COCA.6758

牛津词典

noun

• 全民投票；全民公决
  an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue
  1. Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
     爱尔兰决定就离婚问题进行全民投票。
  2. The changes were approved by referendum.
     全民投票赞同这些变革。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 公民投票；全民公决
  If a country holds areferendumon a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it.
  1. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
     爱沙尼亚称其也计划就独立问题进行全民公决。

英英释义

noun

• a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

双语例句

• The referendum will bring Puerto Rico one step closer to cutting the island's umbilical cord to the United States
  这次全民公决将会促使波多黎各进一步摆脱对美国的依靠。
• He described the referendum as a one-horse race
  他称这次全民公决是一场胜负分明的比赛。
• Austrians voted for EU membership by a two-to-one majority in a June 1994 referendum, but the honeymoon is definitely over
  奥地利在1994年6月举行的全民公决中以2比1的多数票支持加入欧盟，但这一蜜月期明显已经结束了。
• They proposed to give the people an alternative and a last resort-the initiative and referendum.
  他们建议给予人民另一个和最后的手段&创制权和复决权。
• He organised a referendum to approve a constitutional change declaring socialism irrevocable.
  他组织了一次公民投票来批准一项宪法修订，即宣布社会主义是不可撤销的。
• The voter show their opposition to the government by voting against the proposal in the referendum.
  投票人用在公民投票中投票反对该建议的方法表示他们对政府的反对。
• A referendum would be divisive.
  公投将产生分歧。
• He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
  他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”，但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
• It's kind of a referendum, though a lot of issues are packed in.
  这算是全民公决，虽然牵涉到很多问题。
• In our 1980 referendum on Quebec, the result was a clear cut victory for Canada.
  1980年，魁北克就是否独立举行了公投。结果对加拿大来说是一个明显的胜利。