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the electorate
表示整体选民，谓语动词用单数。
The electorate will go to the polls next month.
选民将于下月前往投票站。
选民；全体选民
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选民；全体选民
the people who have the right to vote in a country, state, or electoral district
The electorate will go to the polls next month.
选民将于下月前往投票站。
有投票权的国家、州或选区的全体人民
The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
享有选举权的公民群体；有资格投票的人
the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
The electorate will vote on the new tax proposal in November.
全体选民将在十一月就新的税收提案进行投票。
A large part of the electorate turned out to cast their ballots despite the rain.
尽管下雨，仍有很大一部分选民出来投票。
The government's new policy has divided the electorate.
政府的新政策使选民产生了分歧。
表示整体选民，谓语动词用单数。
The electorate will go to the polls next month.
选民将于下月前往投票站。
形容词修饰electorate，表示特定群体。
The government needs to appeal to the young electorate.
政府需要吸引年轻选民。
集合名词作主语，谓语常用单数。
The electorate has rejected the proposal.
选民否决了该提案。
介词短语表示‘在选民中’。
There is growing discontent among the electorate.
选民中不满情绪日益增长。
Not this
The electorate college will meet next month.
Use this
The electoral college will meet next month.
electorate是名词，意为'选民群体'，不能直接修饰名词；应使用形容词electoral表示'选举的'。
Not this
The electorate are divided on the issue.
Use this
The electorate is divided on the issue.
在美国英语中，electorate作为集合名词，通常被视为单数，谓语动词应用单数形式。虽然英式英语中集合名词可用复数，但标准美式英语要求主语与谓语在数上保持一致。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
全体选民
The electorate has the power to change the government.
全体选民有权改变政府。
投票选民
The voting electorate turned out in record numbers.
投票选民以创纪录的人数出席。
选民去投票
On election day, the electorate goes to the polls to cast their ballots.
选举日，选民去投票站投票。
选民的支持
The candidate worked hard to gain the electorate's support.
候选人努力争取选民的支持。
赢得选民支持
The party needed to win over the electorate with clear policies.
该党需要用明确的政策赢得选民支持。
选民意见分歧
On this issue, the electorate is divided along party lines.
在这个问题上，选民按党派界限意见分歧。
Use electorate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象 elect（选举）加 orate（演说），选民就是选举时听演说并投票的群体。
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是集体名词，谓语动词通常用单数；若强调其中的选民个体，亦可用复数（尤见于英式英语）。
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