vote1/vot; vəʊt/v 1 [I,T] to show by marking a paper, raising your hand etc which person you want to elect or whether you support a particular plan 投票﹐表决: +for/against/in favour of He voted for the Labour candidate. 他把票投给了工党候选人。+on The people now had the chance to vote on the issue. 对于这个问题﹐老百姓现在有了表决的机会。vote to do sth Congress voted to increase taxes. 国会表决通过加税。2 [T] to choose someone or something to win a particular prize by voting for them 投票评选: It was voted best film at Cannes. 这部片子在戛纳电影节获选为最佳电影。
vote2n [C]1 an act of voting or the choice that someone makes when they vote 投票﹔所投的票: The bill was passed by 319 votes to 316. 这项议案以 319 票对 316 票通过。+for/against/in favour (of) A vote for us is not a wasted vote. 投票给我们是不会白投的。2 an occasion when people vote to choose or decide something 投票﹐表决: +on There will be a vote on the matter. 这件事将以投票决定。take/have a vote (on sth) Let's take a vote then. 那么我们来投票决定吧。put sth to the/a vote (=decide something by voting) 将某事付诸表决3 the votea) the total number of votes in an election〔选举中的〕总票数: The Nationalists won 25% of the vote. 国民党赢得 25% 的选票。b) the right to vote 投票权﹐选举权: In France, women didn’t get the vote until 1945. 在法国﹐妇女直到 1945 年才获得投票权。CASTING VOTE