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vote

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vote1 /vəʊt $ voʊt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb  
1 in election/to support 在选举中/支持 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand etc 投票,表决;投票支持
 In 1918 British women got the right to vote.
1918年,英国妇女获得了选举权。
vote for/against/in favour of
 I voted for the Labour candidate in the last election.
我在上次选举中投了工党候选人的票。
 53% of Danes voted in favour of the Maastricht treaty.
53%的丹麦人投票赞成《马斯特里赫特条约》。
vote on
 The people of Ulster had finally been given a chance to vote on the issue.
阿尔斯特(即北爱尔兰)人民在这个问题上终于获得了一个投票的机会。
vote to do something
 Congress voted to increase foreign aid by 10%.
国会表决通过增加10%的对外援助。
 Shareholders voted to reject the offer.
股东投票否决了这个提议。
vote Democrat/Republican/Labour/Conservative etc
 I’ve voted Democrat all my life.
我已经投了一辈子民主党的票。
block voting at block1(5)
2 vote somebody into/out of power/office/parliament etc to elect or dismiss someone by voting 投票把某人选上台/选下台/选进议会/使某人失去议会席位等
 The chances are that the government will be voted out of office.
有可能政府会被选下台。
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3 choose for prize 选出获奖者CHOOSE [transitiveT] to choose someone or something for a particular prize by voting for them 投票评选
vote somebody/something sth
 In 1981 Henry Fonda was voted Best Actor for ‘On Golden Pond’.
1981年亨利·方达凭《金色池塘》当选最佳男演员。
4 money 钱款PPV [transitiveT] if a parliament, committee etc votes a sum of money for something, they decide by voting to provide money for that particular purpose 〔议会、委员会等通过投票〕同意提供〔款项〕
vote something for something
 Parliament has voted £20 million extra funding for road improvements.
议会投票通过增拨2,000万英镑用于改善道路。
5 vote something a success/the best etc British EnglishBrETHINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT if people vote something a success etc, they all agree that it is a success 一致认为某事物是成功/最好的等
 The evening was voted a great success.
大家都认为晚会办得很成功。
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6 I vote ... spoken used to say that you prefer one particular choice or possible action 我提议
vote (that)
 I vote we go to the movies.
我提议我们去看电影。
I vote ... for
 ‘What do you want to eat?’ ‘I vote for Mexican.’
你想吃什么?”“我想吃墨西哥菜。
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7 vote with your wallet British EnglishBrE
a) (also vote with your pocketbook American EnglishAmE) to vote for someone or something that you think will help you have the most money 投票给能为自己带来最大经济利益的人[事物]
 People generally vote with their pocketbooks against new taxes.
人们考虑到自己的钱包,通常都投票反对新税项。
b) (also vote with your dollars American English) to show you like something by choosing to buy it 用购买的方式表示喜欢某物
 Readers vote with their wallets every day when they choose a newspaper.
读者每天在选择报纸时,就是在用钱包表达他们的喜好。
8. vote with your feet AGAINST/OPPOSEto show that you do not support a decision or action by leaving a place or organization 以退席[退出组织]表示不支持〔某决定、行动等〕
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nGRAMMAR: Comparison
vote
You vote for someone or something:
Who are you going to vote for at the next election?
Most MPs voted for the bill.
You vote against someone or something:
The committee voted against the decision.
You vote to do something:
Congress voted to change the law.
pass
Parliament, Congress etc passes a bill or law:
Parliament passed a law against drug smuggling.
Pass is often used in the passive in this meaning:
The law was passed by a big majority.
elect
Elect is often used in the passive.
You elect someone as something:
She was elected as MP for Corby.
You elect someone something:
Obama was elected president in 2008.
You elect someone to Parliament, Congress etc:
She was elected to the Senate.
nCOLLOCATIONS
adverbs/NOUNS
vote yes/no
How many people voted Yes in the referendum?
vote Conservative/Democrat etc (=vote for someone who is Conservative etc)
Cubans in the city of Miami have traditionally voted Republican.
unanimously (=with everyone voting a particular way)
The committee voted unanimously in favour of the proposition.
overwhelmingly (=by a very large majority)
On Dec. 7 delegates voted overwhelmingly to strike.
narrowly (=by a small majority)
The Senate voted narrowly to continue funding the controversial project.
tactically (=not for the party you support, but to get an acceptable result)
People appear to have voted tactically in order to prevent the Conservative candidate from gaining a seat.
phrases
be eligible/entitled to vote
All those aged 18 or over are eligible to vote.
register to vote (=put your name on a list of voters)
We must encourage people to register to vote.
THESAURUS
vote [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand etc 投票,表决;投票支持
I’ve voted Democrat all my life.
我已经投了一辈子民主党的票。
You can vote for your favourite singer.
你可以把票投给你最喜欢的歌手。
nA majority of the people voted for independence.
nIn tomorrow’s election, many young people will be voting for the first time.
elect [transitiveT] to choose a leader, representative, or government by voting, so that they become the new leader, representative etc 选举,推选
He was elected mayor of London.
他当选伦敦市长。
the newly-elected government
新当选的政府
nI think we should start by electing a new chairman.
go to the polls if a country or voters go to the polls, they vote in an election – used especially in news reports 参加投票〔尤用于新闻报道〕
The US goes to the polls in November.
美国11月举行大选。
nThe economic crisis could well be a decisive factor when voters go to the polls this autumn.
take a vote if a group of people at a meeting take a vote, they vote about something 投票表决
We should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer.
我们应该投票决定是否接受他们的报价。
nThey took a vote and picked Bernard.
cast your vote formal to mark a piece of paper, call a telephone number etc in order to vote 投票
The first votes have been cast in the country’s general election.
该国大选已进行了第一轮投票。
nClick here to cast your vote.
ballot [transitiveT] to ask the members of an organization to vote on something in order to decide what to do 要求〔某人〕投票
The union will ballot its members on whether to go ahead with the strike action.
工会将要求其会员投票决定是否继续罢工行动。
veto [transitiveT] to vote against something that other people have agreed on, so that it cannot happen 否决〔他人已同意的事〕
The president has the right to veto any piece of legislation.
总统有权否决任何立法。
PHRASAL VERBS
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vote2 ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1 choice by voting 投票作出选择 [countableC] an act of voting in an election or meeting, or the choice that you make when you vote 投票〔指行为〕;投票选择;票数
2 occasion of voting 投票活动 [countableC usually singular] an occasion when a group of people vote in order to decide something or choose a representative 投票〔指活动〕 SYN ballot
3 the vote 
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4 the ... vote 
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5 result of voting 选举结果 [singular] the result of a vote 投票[表决]结果
6 somebody/something gets my vote spokenSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN used to say that you are ready to support someone or something, or that you think that someone or something is the best of their kind 我支持某人/某事
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From Longman Business Dictionary
votevote1 /vəʊtvoʊt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
to show by marking a paper, raising your hand etc which person you want to elect or whether you support a particular plan
vote for/against
23% of shareholders voted for him as a new director.
The board voted against filing a suit to recover the money.
vote to do something
Committee members voted 9-2 to raise interest rates.
vote something down
The settlement offer collapsed after the House of Representatives voted it down (=rejected it).
vote somebody in
The chairman was voted in (=elected) by a 12-1 majority.
voter noun [countableC]
Voters did not like their anti-European stance.
votevote2 noun
1[countableC] when a group of people vote in order to decide or choose something
The results of the vote were surprising — 80% of workers favoured strike action.
Creditors will take a vote on the reorganization plan later this year.
2[countableC] a choice or decision that someone makes by voting in an election or meeting
The union was only 23 votes short of the majority it needed.
block vote casting vote
3[countableC] the right to vote
Each share carries a vote.
4[singular] the total number of votes made in an election or the total number of people who vote
Their proposal to oust the board got 78% of the vote.
Origin vote2
(1200-1300) Latin votum promise, wish, from vovere to promise

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