canvass

英 [ˈkænvəs]

美 [ˈkænvəs]

v.  游说; 拉选票; 调查(民意); 征求(意见); 努力争取支持
n.  细查; 讨论; 检票员，游说者; 劝诱

复数：canvasses　第三人称单数：canvasses　现在分词：canvassing　过去式：canvassed　过去分词：canvassed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.23053 / COCA.31497

牛津词典

verb

• 游说；拉选票
  to ask sb to support a particular person, political party, etc., especially by going around an area and talking to people
  1. He spent the whole month canvassing for votes.
     他花了整整一个月四处游说拉选票。
  2. Party workers are busy canvassing local residents.
     党务工作者正忙于游说当地居民。
• 调查（民意）；征求（意见）
  to ask people about sth in order to find out what they think about it
  1. He has been canvassing opinion on the issue.
     他一直在征求对这个问题的意见。
  2. People are being canvassed for their views on the proposed new road.
     正在就计划修建的新道路征求人们的意见。
• 努力争取支持
  to try and get support from a group of people
• 详细（或彻底）讨论
  to discuss an idea thoroughly
  1. The proposal is currently being canvassed.
     目前人们正在详细讨论这个提案。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 游说;拉选票
  If youcanvass fora particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
  1. I'm canvassing for the Conservative Party...
     我在为保守党拉选票。
• VERB 征询,征求(公众意见)
  If youcanvasspublic opinion, you find out how people feel about a particular subject.
  1. Members of Parliament are spending the weekend canvassing opinion in their constituencies.
     国会议员这个周末要向所在选区的选民征求意见。
  2. The poll canvassed the views of almost eighty economists.
     民意调查征询了将近80位经济学家的意见。

英英释义

noun

• a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
  Synonym:canvas
• the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
  1. the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
  Synonym:canvas
• an oil painting on canvas fabric
  Synonym:canvas
• a tent made of canvas fabric
  Synonym:canvas tentcanvas
• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
  Synonym:sailcanvassheet
• an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
  Synonym:pollopinion pollpublic opinion poll
• the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
  1. the crowded canvas of history
  2. the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
  Synonym:canvas

verb

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
  1. analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
  2. analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
  3. analyze your real motives
  Synonym:analyzeanalysestudyexaminecanvas
• get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
  Synonym:pollcanvas
• solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
  Synonym:canvas

双语例句

• We expanded the canvass a few more blocks.
  我们扩展了搜寻的范围，再多几个街区。
• What did we find out from the neighborhood canvass?
  邻居那有什么发现？
• Make a canvass of the neighborhood
  在邻近地区进行游说
• No candidate shall circularise or canvass in writing other Members in respect of any such election.
  选举过程中，任何候选人不得传阅或书面游说其他会员。
• We still have half that neighborhood to canvass.
  我们还有一半的街区要细查。
• The FBI has begun a nationwide canvass of shops of scuba diving gear, requesting them to report any suspicious students or customers.
  联邦调查局已经开始在全美各地游说潜水用具店，要求他们报告任何可疑的学员或顾客。
• Make a canvass of the neighborhood It is not allowed to approach the forbidden area.
  在邻近地区进行游说这里是禁区不许接近。
• Against the background to canvass the model of project management of government investment, a model that can distinguish the main factors in process control is provided and its application is analysed.
  摘要以政府投资项目管理模式的探讨为背景，提出了在过程控制中主因素的识别模型，并进行了应用分析。
• The Labour candidate will canvass the constituency next month.
  工党候选人下月将向全体选民游说拉票。
• Members of Parliament are spending the weekend canvassing opinion in their constituencies.
  国会议员这个周末要向所在选区的选民征求意见。