ballot

【中英词典】ballot

形容词

1. ballot 英 [ˈbælət] 美 [ˈbælət] 意为“投票的，选举的”。

名词

1. ballot 英 [ˈbælət] 美 [ˈbælət] 1. （选举的）投票；选票；投票总数。 2. 抽签（法）；选举。 3. （用于选举的）纸票；（用于抽奖的）纸片。 4. 投票箱，选票箱。

词语辨析

1. ballot vs. vote 两者都表示“投票”，但 ballot 强调的是选民一人一票的方式，而 vote 则更侧重于表示选择或表达意见。例如： - The election will be decided by ballot.（选举将通过投票来决定。） - All citizens have the right to vote.（所有公民都有投票权。）

词汇扩充

1. absentee ballot 英 [ˌæbsənˈti ˈbælət] 意为“旷工投票”或“缺席选票”，指的是选民不在选区时，通过邮寄等方式投寄的选票。 2. secret ballot 英 [ˈsi:krɪt ˈbælət] 意为“无记名投票”，指的是选民不被要求公开投票，以保护选民的隐私。

近义词

1. vote 英 [vəʊt] 美 [voʊt] 意为“投票”，常用于普通选举或表决的场合。 2. poll 英 [pəʊl] 美 [poʊl] 意为“投票”，强调的是选民的集体投票行为。

反义词

1. abstain 英 [əbˈsteɪn] 美 [əbˈsten] 意为“弃权”，表示不参与投票或选择的行为。

柯林斯词典

ballot

1. countable noun A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.（选举中的）投票；（对某事物的）表决 - The country will hold its first free elections in 20 years.（该国将举行20年来的首次自由选举。） - They are holding a ballot to decide whether to continue the strike.（他们正在进行一次表决，决定是否继续罢工。） 2. verb If a group of people ballot, they vote secretly on something.（进行）投票，表决 - The conference voted to ballot for a strike.（大会投票决定进行罢工投票。）

牛津词典

ballot

1. noun 1. A secret vote in which people select a candidate, choose a course of action, or express an opinion.（选举中的）投票；（对某事物的）表决 - The union balloted for strike action.（工会进行了罢工投票。） - The committee called for a ballot on the proposed merger.（委员会要求对拟议合并进行表决。） 2. verb 1. [with object] Ask (members of a trade union) to vote on industrial action.（请求工会成员进行投票表决） - The union has decided to ballot its members on whether to strike.（工会已决定就是否罢工向其成员进行投票。）

用法

1. cast a ballot 意为“投票”，指用选票进行投票的行为。 2. ballot box 意为“投票箱”，指用于收集选票的容器。 3. ballot paper 意为“选票”，即选民在选举中填写的纸质投票单。

相关例句

1. The election will be decided by secret ballot.
2. Only citizens over 18 years old are eligible to cast a ballot.
3. The committee called for a ballot to determine the course of action.
4. She carefully marked her choices on the ballot paper.
5. The union balloted its members on whether to accept the proposed pay increase.
6. All employees are entitled to vote in the ballot for strike action.
7. The absentee ballots will be counted separately.
8. The election results were determined by a majority of the ballots cast.
9. They held a secret ballot to decide on the new chairman.
10. After much debate, the board will now ballot on the proposed changes.
11. The candidates are campaigning to win more votes in the upcoming ballot.
12. He abstained from the ballot as he had no preference for either option.
13. The government has promised a fair and transparent ballot process.
14. The ballot box was sealed and transported under strict security.
15. The final decision will be made through a ballot of all members.
16. The trade union is currently balloting its members on the proposed strike action.
17. She received the highest number of ballots in the election.
18. The ballot was conducted in a free and democratic manner.
19. Members are required to return their completed ballots by Friday.
20. The secret ballot ensures the privacy and anonymity of voters.