ballot sb on sth
及物用法，宾语是受邀投票的人或群体，on 后接投票的议题。
The council balloted residents on the proposed name change.
议会让居民就拟议的更名方案进行投票表决。
投票表决；无记名投票
balloted — past of ballot
邀请…投票表决；就…进行投票；抽签；通过投票进行表决或决定。；抽签。；邀请对提案进行投票。
通过投票进行表决或决定。
To vote or decide by ballot.
抽签。
To draw lots.
邀请对提案进行投票。
To invite to vote on a proposal.
通过投票表决
vote by ballot
一般现在时
Members ballot on the new proposal every year.
成员们每年就新提案进行投票表决。
一般过去时
The union balloted its members last week.
工会上周组织成员进行了投票。
现在完成时
They have balloted by mail since 2010.
自2010年以来，他们一直通过邮寄方式投票。
规则动词；变位为 balloted、balloting，末尾不双写 t。
The committee will ballot its members on the new rule.
委员会将就新规定对其成员进行无记名投票。
用法提示：ballot 此处为动词，表示以无记名投票方式进行表决。
AI contextual example
Union leaders balloted the workers before calling a strike.
工会领导在号召罢工前对工人进行了无记名投票。
用法提示：balloted 是 ballot 的过去式，动词，表示组织投票表决。
AI contextual example
We are balloting all club members to choose the venue.
我们正在对全体俱乐部成员进行投票，以选择场地。
用法提示：balloting 是 ballot 的现在分词，动词，表示正在投票表决。
AI contextual example
及物用法，宾语是受邀投票的人或群体，on 后接投票的议题。
The council balloted residents on the proposed name change.
议会让居民就拟议的更名方案进行投票表决。
只给出投票对象、不说议题时，直接在 ballot 后接人或群体作宾语。
The union will ballot its members next week.
工会下周将让会员投票表决。
不及物用法，主语是投票的群体，on 后接所要表决的事项。
Workers balloted on whether to accept the pay deal.
工人们就是否接受薪酬协议进行了投票表决。
grammar · medium
易错句子The union is ballotting its members on the pay deal.
正确表达The union is balloting its members on the pay deal.
ballot 的重音在第一个音节 /ˈbælət/，结尾音节不重读，加 -ing/-ed 时末尾的 t 不双写，所以是 balloting、balloted，而不是 ballotting、ballotted。
grammar · medium
易错句子The union balloted to its members on the pay deal.
正确表达The union balloted its members on the pay deal.
ballot 表示“请…投票表决”时是及物动词，被请去投票的人直接作宾语，用 ballot sb on sth 结构，中间不加介词 to；这里的 to 是受汉语“向…投票”的影响而误加的。
grammar · medium
易错句子The union ballot its members on the pay deal last week.
正确表达The union balloted its members on the pay deal last week.
last week 说明动作发生在过去，英语动词必须用过去式；汉语动词没有时态变化，容易漏掉词尾 -ed，此处应用 balloted。
投票赞成；投票选举
Members balloted for strike action.
成员们投票赞成罢工行动。
就…进行投票表决
The union will ballot on the company's pay offer.
工会将就公司的薪酬提议进行投票表决。
让成员投票表决
The union decided to ballot its members on the proposed changes.
工会决定让其成员就拟议的变更进行投票表决。
投票反对
They balloted against the merger.
他们投票反对合并。
被要求就…进行投票表决
Staff will be balloted on the restructure.
员工将被要求就重组进行投票表决。
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