Word · Frequency #2272
polls
民意调查；民意测验
polls is the plural of poll.
a survey of public opinion
- 1.
A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
民意调查
- 2.
A pet parrot.
宠物鹦鹉
- 3.
A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
正式投票
- 4.
A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
投票站
- 5.
The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded.
投票结果
- 6.
The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
头部,尤其是头皮或头顶
- 7.
A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
一群人,通常指人头数
- 8.
The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
斧头或锤子的宽端
- 9.
The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
一种鱼,欧洲白鲦
计票；投票数；头顶；鹦鹉；民意调查；宠物鹦鹉
In use
The company conducted a poll to find out how satisfied its employees were.
According to the poll, a majority of residents support the new park.
The results of the poll were published on the website.
a poll of [group] shows that [clause]
poll作名词常与of连用表示调查对象。
A poll of 1,000 voters shows that the candidate is leading.
一项针对1000名选民的民意测验显示，该候选人领先。
poll [sb] on [sth]
动词poll的常见结构是'poll someone on something'。
They polled 500 people on their favorite sports.
他们对500人进行了关于他们最喜欢的运动的民意测验。
Common mistakes
He polled many people in the election.
Connections
Collocations
- opinion poll
- 民意测验
- The latest opinion poll shows that the candidate is leading.最新的民意测验显示该候选人领先。
- exit poll
- 出口民调
- Exit polls predicted a close race.出口民调预测竞争激烈。
- poll results
- 投票结果
- The poll results will be announced tomorrow.投票结果将于明天公布。
- conduct a poll
- 进行民意调查
- The university conducted a poll on student satisfaction.该大学就学生满意度进行了一项民意调查。
- poll voters
- 对选民进行民意调查
- The campaign team polled voters in key swing states.竞选团队在关键摇摆州对选民进行了民意调查。
- poll shows
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似‘pole’，想象投票站前有一根杆子，大家排队投票。
Context & Register
neutral; used in news, election contexts, and surveys. Usually formal or semi-formal, but can be neutral in casual speech when referring to opinion polls.
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with poll (all end with the /əʊl/ sound). Note that words like 'doll' and 'loll' have different vowels (/ɒl/ or /ɔːl/), even though their spelling ends in '-oll'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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