ballot
- n.投票;选票;(无记名)投票选举;(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
复数： ballots 过去式： balloted 现在分词： balloting 过去分词： balloted 第三人称单数： ballots
ball n.球 + -ot 某种人
ballotnoun
（无记名）投票选举；投票表决
the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held
The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot .
主席是通过无记名投票选举产生的。
The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members.
工会未经会员投票表决不得发动罢工。
选票
the piece of paper on which sb marks who they are voting for
What percentage of eligible voters cast their ballots ?
有资格的选民中投票的百分比是多少？
（选举中的）投票总数
the total number of votes in an election
She won 58.8% of the ballot.
她赢得了投票总数的58.8%。
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要求某人（对某事）无记名投票
to ask sb to vote in writing and secretly about sth
The union balloted its members on the proposed changes.
工会要求会员对所提议的变革进行无记名投票。
进行无记名投票
to vote secretly about sth
The workers balloted for a strike.
工人对是否罢工进行无记名投票表决。
These are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide sth by voting.以上各词均表示选举或投票表决。
an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting指选举、推选，尤指政治选举：
Who did you vote for in the last election?
上次选举中你把票投给了谁？
an occasion on which a group of people vote for sb/sth指投票、选举、表决：
They took a vote on who should go first.
他们以投票方式决定谁先走。
( journalism ) the process of voting in an election（新闻）指选举投票、计票：
They suffered a defeat at the polls .
他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。
an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue指全民投票、全民公决
an occasion on which a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth指非正式民意测验：
I took a quick straw poll among my colleagues to see how many agreed.
我在同事中很快做了一个民意测验看有多少人赞同。
the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held尤指无记名投票选举、投票表决：
The leader will be chosen by secret ballot.
领导者将通过无记名投票选举产生。
an occasion on which a group of people vote on sth by raising their hands指举手表决
ballot
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N-COUNT 无记名投票；无记名选举；无记名表决
A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.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。
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N-COUNT （无记名）选票
A ballot is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.Election boards will count the ballots by hand...
选举委员会将人工计票。
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VERB 在…中间进行无记名投票（或表决）
If you ballot a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.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。
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International observers say the balloting was fair.
国际观察员说此次投票是公正的。
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- a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
- they allowed just one vote per person
- Synonym: vote voting balloting
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- a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
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- vote by ballot
- The voters were balloting in this state
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The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members .
工会未经会员投票表决不得发动罢工。
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The leader will be chosen by secret ballot .
领导者将通过无记名投票选举产生。
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The union balloted its members on the proposed changes .
工会要求会员对所提议的变革进行无记名投票。
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What percentage of eligible voters cast their ballots ?
有资格的选民中投票的百分比是多少？
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There will be two ballot boxes ─ one for yesses and one for noes .
将设两个投票箱——一个放赞成票，一个放反对票。
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The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot .
主席是通过无记名投票选举产生的。
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The workers balloted for a strike .
工人对是否罢工进行无记名投票表决。
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She won 58.8 % of the ballot .
她赢得了投票总数的58.8%。
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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。
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I 'm going to write him in on my ballot next year .
明年我要在我的选票上写上他的名字。
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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。
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They had already voted for him at the first ballot
在第一次投票选举时，他们已经投票给他了。
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The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot .
结果显示，他已获得了足够把对手拖入二次投票的票数。
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Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot .
50名成员将通过直选产生。
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They had not found any evidence of a systematic attempt to rig the ballot .
他们没有发现任何证据证明有人企图全面操纵投票。
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Unions would elect their leadership by secret postal ballot .
工会将通过秘密邮寄选票的方式选举领导人。
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They had broadcast calls for voters to spoil their ballot papers
他们通过广播呼吁选民们投无效选票。
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His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot
他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
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The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year 's presidential contest
定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
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Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the ballot box .
马丁内斯表示了对选举获胜的信心。
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The results showed that 7.2 % of the voters cast blank or spoiled ballots .
结果显示，7.2%的选民投了空白或无效票。
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He publicly attacked the people who 've been calling for secret ballot nominations
他公开抨击了那些主张用不记名投票方式确定任命人选的人。
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Election boards will count the ballots by hand
选举委员会将人工计票。
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The union already has a mandate from its conference to ballot for a strike .
工会已经得到大会的授权为罢工进行投票。
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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。
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There should be a seven-day cooling-off period between a strike ballot and industrial action .
在举行罢工投票表决和采取劳工行动之间应当有7天的冷静期。
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The poll was widely discredited after allegations of ballot rigging .
选举舞弊的指控出现后，这次投票测验受到了广泛质疑。
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The ballot boxes have been switched .
投票箱被人调换了。
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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。
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He has already voted by absentee ballot
他已进行了缺席投票。