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vote Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
cast your vote
vote in an election, mark your ballot Before you cast your vote, think carefully about the issues.
devote to
give(oneself,one's time,etc.)freely to;dedicate to 致力于;献身于
She has devoted herself to the medical science.她一直致力于医学研究。
The young doctor devoted himself to helping the poor and the sick.这位年轻的医生致力于帮助穷人和病人。
vote down
defeat by voting against投票击败;否决
People have voted him down.人们把他选掉了。
Someone proposed that the proceedings of the meeting should be recorded on tape,but the suggestion was voted down.有人建议会议讨论情况必须录音,但这个建议被否决了。
vote in
elect by vote投票选举出(某人)
He was voted in by an overwhelming majority.他以压倒多数的选票当选了。
The President has been voted in for the third time.总统已第3次当选。
vote out
reject through voting投票使某人落选
They voted him out by a majority of 20.他们以20票的多数使他落选。
I wonder how he got voted out of office.我不知道他是怎样被投票罢免的。
vote through
pass by voting表决通过
The assembly has voted the new reforms through.大会投票通过了新的改革方案。
vote with one's feet
Idiom(s): vote with one's feet
Theme: DISPLEASURE
to express one's dissatisfaction with something by leaving, especially by walking away.
• I think that the play is a total flop. Most of the audience voted with its feet during the second act.
• I am prepared to vote with my feet if the meeting appears to be a waste of time.
vote a straight ticket
Idiom(s): vote a straight ticket
Theme: POLITICS
to cast a ballot with all the votes for members of the same political party.
• I’m not a member of any political party, so I never vote a straight ticket.
• I usually vote a straight ticket because I believe in the principles of one party and not in the other's.
Casting vote
The casting vote is a vote given to a chairman or president that is used when there is a deadlock.
vote a straight ticket|straight ticket|ticket|vote
v. phr. To not differentiate one's ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party. "I never have time.to study the ballot in detail," Marie said, "and so I tend to vote a straight Republican ticket."
vote in|vote
v. phr. To elevate to the status of "Law of the Land" by special or general ballot. Congress has finally voted in the Brady Law that requires that prospective gun owners wait a special period of time before making their purchase.
vote one out|vote|vote out
v. phr. To terminate one's elected office by casting a negative vote about that person (judge, congressman, etc.), mostly so that someone else might occupy the same position. Congressman Smith was voted out last November in favor of Congresswoman Bradley.
straw vote
straw vote
Also, straw poll. An unofficial vote or poll indicating how people feel about a candidate or issue. For example, Let's take a straw poll on the bill and see how it fares. This idiom alludes to a straw used to show in what direction the wind blows, in this case the wind of public opinion. O. Henry joked about it in A Ruler of Men (1907): “A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.” [c. 1885]
vote
vote
1.
vote down
to defeat by voting; decide against
2.
vote in
to elect
3.
vote out
to defeat (an incumbent) in an election
An vote idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with vote, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ vote