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hold a referendum on sth
The government will hold a referendum on the new constitution.
政府将就新宪法举行全民公决。
全民公决，全民投票
referendums — plural of referendum
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
全民公决，全民投票
a direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue
The government will hold a referendum on the new constitution.
政府将就新宪法举行全民公决。
对拟议法律或宪法修正案的直接全民投票
A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.
将立法议案提交选民进行最终表决
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
被视为对另一事项进行判断的行为、选择等
An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.
The government decided to hold a national referendum on the new constitution.
政府决定就新宪法举行全民公投。
Voters will go to the polls next month for a referendum on the proposed tax reform.
选民将于下月就拟议的税改进行全民公决。
The referendum result was very close, with only 51% in favor.
公投结果非常接近，只有51%的人赞成。
The government will hold a referendum on the new constitution.
政府将就新宪法举行全民公决。
Citizens voted in a referendum to decide the issue.
公民在全民公投中投票决定该问题。
The referendum about joining the EU was successful.
关于加入欧盟的全民公投成功了。
Not this
Many referendum were held last year.
Use this
Many referendums were held last year.
英语中'referendum'是可数名词，复数形式为'referendums'，不能用作不可数名词。错误使用了单数形式与'many'搭配，应改为复数形式。
Not this
They voted on a referendum about the new law.
Use this
They voted in a referendum about the new law.
在英语中，表示“在全民公投中投票”通常使用介词'in'而不是'on'。'vote on'一般用于投票决定某项议题，而'vote in a referendum'指参与公投这一过程。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
举行全民公决
The government decided to hold a referendum on the new constitution.
政府决定就新宪法举行全民公决。
呼吁举行全民公决
Opposition parties called for a referendum on the treaty.
反对党呼吁就该条约举行全民公决。
在全民公决中投票
More than 70% of the electorate voted in the referendum.
超过70%的选民在全民公决中投了票。
全民公决的结果
The result of the referendum was a clear rejection of the proposal.
全民公决的结果明确否决了该提案。
全国性全民公决
A national referendum was held to decide the issue of independence.
为决定独立问题举行了全国性全民公决。
全民公决运动
Both sides launched intensive referendum campaigns.
双方都发起了密集的全民公决运动。
Use referendums naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“refer”（参考）和“endum”（类似“end”），想象会议结束前参考所有人意见进行全民投票。
register: formal; typical settings: political decision-making, electoral processes; note_zh: 通常用于正式场合，如新闻报道和政治讨论中。
可数名词，常用单数形式，指一次全民公决。
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