elections

英 [ɪˈlɛkʃənz]

美 [ɪˈlɛkʃənz]

n.  选举，推选(尤指从政); 当选
election的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 选举；推举
  Anelectionis a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position.
  1. ...the first fully free elections for more than fifty years...
     50多年来第一次完全自由的选举
  2. During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet...
     在竞选活动中，他承诺恢复经济活力。
  3. The final election results will be announced on Friday...
     星期五将公布最终选举结果。
  4. Many residents say they have little or no idea who's standing for election.
     很多居民说他们几乎不知道谁在竞选。
• N-UNCOUNT 当选；选举获胜
  Theelectionof a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election.
  1. ...the election of the Labour government in 1964.
     1964年工党政府当选
  2. ...his election as president...
     他当选总统
  3. The Democrat candidate is the favorite to win election.
     民主党候选人最有希望赢得选举。

双语例句

• It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections.
  他们在去年选举中如此糟糕的表现并不奇怪。
• Jackson had been a major power-broker in the 1988 Presidential elections.
  杰克逊是1988年总统选举中举足轻重的权力经纪人。
• She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.
  她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。
• The country's election commission has advanced the date of parliamentary elections by three days.
  该国的选举委员会将议会选举日期提前了3天。
• Elections were postponed the day before polling was due to take place.
  在预定进行投票的前一天选举被延期。
• It's believed the conditions in which the elections are being held are too favourable to the government.
  人们认为举行选举的条件对政府过于有利。
• The polls have closed in the Pakistan parliamentary elections.
  巴基斯坦议会选举投票已结束。
• The issue of land reform was one that dominated Hungary's parliamentary elections.
  土地改革是左右匈牙利议会选举的主要问题。
• These elections, you could almost say, are a dress rehearsal for the real elections.
  你几乎可以说，这些选举是真正选举前的一次彩排。
• Two-thirds of the national electorate had the chance to vote in these elections
  全国选民的2/3有机会在这些选举中投票。