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poll sb on sth
动词短语，表示询问某人的意见。
Polling voters on their preferences is essential.
对选民进行偏好调查至关重要。
选举投票
pollings — plural of polling
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
选举投票
the process of voting in an election
Polling voters on their preferences is essential.
对选民进行偏好调查至关重要。
进行民意调查的行为。
The action of taking a poll.
一种持续询问外围设备或服务是否有数据传输的技术。
A technique that continually interrogates a peripheral or service to see if it has data to transfer.
选举中的投票过程。
the process of voting in an election.
The polling for the election will take place from 7 am to 8 pm.
选举投票将于早上7点到晚上8点进行。
The server uses polling to check for new data every few seconds.
服务器使用轮询每隔几秒检查新数据。
Polling indicates that most voters are still undecided.
民意调查显示大多数选民仍未做出决定。
动词短语，表示询问某人的意见。
Polling voters on their preferences is essential.
对选民进行偏好调查至关重要。
动词短语，表示投票支持某人或某事。
They are polling for the new candidate.
他们正在投票支持新候选人。
名词短语，常指系统性民意调查。
Opinion polling predicts a close election.
民意调查预测选举将很接近。
名词短语，指选举投票的场所。
The polling station was crowded.
投票站很拥挤。
Not this
He conducted a polling about the election.
Use this
He conducted a poll about the election.
将不可数名词 "polling" 误用作可数名词，应改用可数名词 "poll" 表示一次具体的民意调查。
Not this
I went to polling yesterday.
Use this
I went to the polls yesterday.
将 "polling"（投票过程）误用作投票地点，应使用固定短语 "the polls" 指投票站。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
民意调查
Opinion polling suggests the election will be close.
民意调查显示选举将很激烈。
投票站
Voters queued at the polling station from early morning.
选民从清早就在投票站排队。
投票日
Polling day is scheduled for the first Tuesday in November.
投票日定于11月的第一个星期二。
投票间
Each voter enters a polling booth to cast their ballot in private.
每位选民进入投票间秘密投票。
出口民调
Exit polling provides early indications of the election outcome.
出口民调提供了选举结果的早期迹象。
Use pollings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Polling（投票/轮询）可联想为'抛令'，即抛出指令让众人投票或依次询问。
语域：mixed 常见场景：选举政治、计算机技术 polling 有多个常用义项：在选举政治中多指投票过程，语域中性偏正式；在计算机技术中指轮询，语域正式。因语境差异明显，故选择混合语域。
作为名词常指投票过程，不可数；作为动词是及物动词。
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