Word · Frequency #1228
votes
投票；表决
votes is the plural of vote.
核心释义
A choice or decision made by counting people's preferences, or the act of making such a choice, for example by casting a ballot.
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对法律相关事项的正式选择,如任命或法律争议的程序
A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
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来自沃蒂亚或具有沃蒂克血统的人。
A person from Votia or of Votic descent.
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通过统计支持各选项人数而做出的选择
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
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参与此类选择的行为或实例,例如提交选票
An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
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通过投票决定的群体意见
the opinion of a group as determined by voting
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不仅形成正式意见,还在法律相关事项中做出特定选择的智力判断
Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published.
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美国宪法第十五修正案保障的权利；第十九修正案赋予妇女
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
投票结果；群体意见；选举权；投票权；正式投票；正式表决；判断；意见；观点；沃蒂亚人；沃蒂克人
用法In use
The vote on the new law will take place tomorrow.
用法提示：此处 vote 为名词，指对法案的表决。
Her vote made a difference in the final result.
用法提示：此处 vote 为名词，表示一票。
The committee will hold a vote to choose the next chair.
用法提示：此处 vote 为名词，指投票这一行为。
there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
they allowed just one vote per person
they put the question to a vote
American women got the vote in 1920
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cast a vote
- 投票；投出一票
- Every citizen can cast a vote in the election.每位公民都可以在选举中投票。
- take a vote
- 进行表决；投票决定
- Let's take a vote on the proposal.我们对该提案进行投票表决吧。
- close vote
- 票数接近的投票结果
- The bill passed by a close vote.该法案以微弱的票数差距获得通过。
- vote count
- 计票；点票
- The vote count lasted until early morning.计票工作一直持续到凌晨。
- popular vote
- 民众投票；普选票
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
vote 的 V 像举手投票的两指，O 像票箱口，把选票投进 O 里，就是投票。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：选举活动、会议或议会表决、新闻报道中提及投票结果 “vote”作名词时本身是中性用词，没有明显的口语或书面语偏向；选举、会议、新闻等话题里都很常见。具体语境下显得正式与否，主要由话题和文体决定，而不是单词本身。若表示“选举权”（如 the vote），多出现在公民权利或历史讨论中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在美式读音中都与 vote /voʊt/ 押韵。note、quote、remote、wrote 的拼写都含 -ote；coat、boat 拼作 -oat，但读音相同。注意：votive /ˈvoʊtɪv/ 和 voter /ˈvoʊtər/ 看起来接近 vote，但分别以 /ɪv/、/ər/ 结尾，并不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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