英汉词典

election 基本解释

• n. 选举；当选；选择权；上帝的选拔

election 词态变化

election 英文词源

election (n.)

c. 1300, "act of choosing someone to occupy a position, elevation to office" (whether by one person or a body of electors); also "the holding of a vote by a body of electors; the time and place of such a vote," from Anglo-French eleccioun, Old French elecion "choice, election, selection" (12c.), from Latin electionem (nominative electio), noun of action from past participle stem of eligere "pick out, select," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, comb. form of legere "to choose, read" (see lecture (n.)). Theological sense "God's choice of someone" for eternal life is from late 14c. Meaning "act of choosing, choice" is from c. 1400.

election 英文释义

1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office;

"the results of the election will be announced tonight"

2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice;

"her election of medicine as a profession"

3. the status or fact of being elected;

"they celebrated his election"

4. the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

election 同义词解析

choice, alternative, preference, option, selection, election

这些名词均含有"选择"之意。

choice： 侧重指自由选择的权利或特权。

alternative： 指在相互排斥的两者之间作严格的选择，也可指在两者以上中进行选择。

preference： 侧重因偏见、爱好或判断等而进行选择。

option： 着重特别给予的选择权利或权力，所选物常常相互排斥。

selection： 指作广泛的选择，着重选择者的识别力或鉴赏力。

election： 强调目的和达到目的判断能力。

election 双语例句

1. He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.

他以压倒性多数赢得上月的总统选举。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The election was held six months ahead of schedule.

选举提前了6个月举行。

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3. We'll face a tough fight in the upcoming election.

在即将到来的选举中，我们将面临一场恶斗。

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4. With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.

随着大选临近，他几乎没有什么回旋的余地了。

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5. He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.

民主党在初选中自毁长城，所以才让他赢得了选举。

来自柯林斯例句

election 实用场景例句

(North Amercian English)to run for election

参加竞选

牛津词典

election campaigns/results

竞选运动；选举结果

牛津词典

to win/lose an election

在选举中获胜 / 失败

牛津词典

to fight an election

参加竞选

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to vote in an election

参加投票选举

牛津词典

In America, presidential elections are held every four years.

美国每四年举行一次总统选举。

牛津词典

The prime minister is about to call (= announce) an election .

首相即将宣布举行大选。

牛津词典

We welcome his election as president.

我们欢迎他当选总统。

牛津词典

a year after her election to the committee

她获选进入该委员会之后一年

牛津词典

(British English)How many candidates are standing for election ?

有多少候选人参加竞选？

牛津词典

...the first fully free elections for more than fifty years...

50多年来第一次完全自由的选举

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the election of the Labour government in 1964.

1964年工党政府当选

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...his election as president...

他当选总统

柯林斯高阶英语词典

While quality of life has improved, there's still a lot of burnout.

在生活质量提高的同时, 却有许多人身心疲惫.

期刊摘选

The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory.

他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色.

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The election campaign heated up in that state.

该州竞选运动激烈起来了.

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They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.

他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举.

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The government will probably fall at the coming election.

在即将到来的大选中,该政府很可能要垮台.

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The government has been charged with walking out on its election promises.

政府因未能履行大选中所许下的种种诺言而受到指责.

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The poor election results confounded the government.

失败的选举结果使政府惊慌失措.

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The party came in at the last election.

上次大选中该党获胜执政.

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Charles declared the result of the election.

查尔斯宣布了选举结果.

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They won the election but only with a very slender majority.

他们仅以微弱的多数赢得了选举.

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There seems to be a general feeling that the election will be held in June.

似乎普遍的看法是这次选举将在六月份举行.

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We must pick up the pieces of our political defeat, and start working towards the next election.

我们在政治上失败后必须重整旗鼓, 开始为下次的竞选进行工作.

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The election results do not always reflect back the views of voters.

选举的结果并不总是真实地反映出选民的观点.

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