canvass for votes
collocation拉票；游说争取选票
Volunteers went door-to-door to canvass for votes ahead of the election.
大选前，志愿者挨家挨户拉票。
拉票；竞选游说
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拉票；竞选游说
to try to persuade people to vote for a candidate or party in an election
The candidate canvassed the neighborhood for votes.
候选人在附近游说争取选票。
彻底检查或调查(某事物),通过讨论或收集意见进行审视。
To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
向(某人或某地)征求捐款、信息、意见、支持等。
To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc. from (people or a place)
通过亲自游说或公开演讲,在即将到来的选举或民意调查中寻求(选民或选区)的支持。
To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.
辩论；讨论。
To debate, to discuss.
canvass
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原形
canvasses
3rd person
第三人称单数
canvassing
-ing
现在分词
canvassed
Past
过去式
canvassed
Past participle
过去分词
She canvasses the neighborhood every election day.
她每次选举日都在社区游说。
They are canvassing for support now.
他们现在正在拉赞助。
He canvassed the entire city last week.
他上周对整个城市进行了游说。
规则动词，常指政治游说或调查征求。
We need to canvass all the documents before the audit.
审计前我们需要彻底检查所有文件。
The committee canvassed the proposal thoroughly.
委员会彻底讨论了该提案。
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拉票；游说争取选票
Volunteers went door-to-door to canvass for votes ahead of the election.
大选前，志愿者挨家挨户拉票。
调查民意；征求意见
The company hired a team to canvass public opinion about the new product.
公司请了一个团队来调查公众对新产品的看法。
挨家挨户走访（游说或调查）
They plan to canvass door-to-door in the swing districts.
他们计划在摇摆选区挨家挨户走访拉票。
征求支持；争取支持
The charity is canvassing support for its latest campaign.
这家慈善机构正在为其最新活动争取支持。
走访社区（征求意见或拉票）
She spent the afternoon canvassing the neighborhood for signatures.
她一下午都在社区走访，征集签名。
募捐；征求捐款
We canvassed for donations during the festival.
节日期间我们进行了募捐。
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同音canvas画布：想象举着画布挨家挨户拉票、征求意见，双s像逐户搜罗。
语域：mixed 常见场景：政治竞选、正式调查、征求意见或募捐 canvass 通常用于正式或半正式语体，多出现在政治竞选（拉票）、正式调查、征求意见或募捐等场合；日常随意对话中较少使用。
及物时直接接宾语；不及物时接介词for或among
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