elect sb (as) sth
The committee elected her as chairperson.
委员会选举她为主席。
选择；决定；选择或决定(做某事)。；(团体)通过选举正式选定某人担任公职。；选择
to choose someone for an official position by voting
选择或决定(做某事)。
To choose or make a decision (to do something).
(团体)通过选举正式选定某人担任公职。
(Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an election to hold office.
一般现在时
They elect a new president every four years.
他们每四年选举一位新总统。
一般过去时
The committee elected her as chairperson last week.
委员会上周选举她为主席。
现在完成时
We have elected him to represent us.
我们已经选举他代表我们。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The club will elect a new president next month.
俱乐部下个月将选举一位新主席。
用法提示：动词原形，表示将来选举。
She was elected as the team captain.
她被选为队长。
用法提示：被动语态，表示被选举。
Citizens elect their representatives every four years.
公民每四年选举一次他们的代表。
用法提示：一般现在时，表示定期选举。
The committee elected her as chairperson.
委员会选举她为主席。
They elected him to the board of directors.
他们选举他进入董事会。
She was elected president of the club.
她被选为俱乐部主席。
grammar · medium
易错句子They will elect for a new president next year.
正确表达They will elect a new president next year.
动词 'elect' 是及物动词，直接跟被选举的人或职位，不需要介词 'for'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was elected to the president.
正确表达He was elected president.
表示被选为某个职位时，用 'be elected + 职位'，或用 'be elected to the position of + 职位'，但不能说 'be elected to the person'。
选举总统
The country will elect a new president next year.
这个国家明年将选举一位新总统。
选举某人为主席
They elected her as chairperson of the committee.
他们选举她为委员会主席。
当选任职
He was elected to office for a second term.
他当选连任第二个任期。
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选举的核心行为就是投票
选举的对象是候选人
选举前通常有竞选活动
选举前常进行民意调查预测结果
选举的目的是填补某个职位
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