poll 1 W3 / pəʊl $ poʊl / 名词

1 [可数名词] the process of finding out what people think about something by asking many people the same question, or the record of the result 同义词 opinion poll , survey :

A recent poll found that 80% of Californians support the governor.

Polls indicate that education is the top issue with voters.

Labour is ahead in the polls.

The latest public opinion poll showed that 25% of us consider ourselves superstitious.

conduct/carry out/do a poll

a poll conducted by ‘USA Today’

poll on

a poll on eating habits

poll of

a poll of 1,000 people

2 go to the polls to vote in an election :

Ten million voters went to the polls.

3 [单数形式] British English the process of voting in an election, or the number of votes recorded :

Labour won the election with 40% of the poll.

The result of the poll won’t be known until around midnight.

4 the polls the place where you can go to vote in an election :

The polls will close in an hour.

COLLOCATIONS

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carry out/take/do a poll A similar poll was carried out among academics in the United States. | A poll taken last month gave the Democrats a seven-point lead.

conduct a poll formal (= carry out a poll ) The poll was conducted with a sample of 1,023 adults.

a poll shows/indicates/suggests something Polls show that older voters are most concerned about economic issues.

a poll finds something Our poll found that 29 percent rated his performance as good.

poll + NOUN

poll results/findings The poll results are very encouraging.

a poll rating (= showing how popular someone is ) His poll ratings keep slipping.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + poll

an opinion poll (= that measures what people think about something ) A recent opinion poll showed strong support for the government.

an exit poll (= when people are asked how they have just voted ) The exit polls said that 46 percent of women had voted for Obama.

a popularity poll (= measuring how popular someone is ) In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place.

a local/national/statewide etc poll Local polls show him leading by only two or three points.

短语

sb’s lead in the polls Labour soon regained its lead in the polls.

sb’s standing in the polls (= how popular a poll shows them to be ) The President’s standing in the polls declined sharply.

be ahead/leading in the polls The good news is that we are ahead in the polls.

be behind/trailing in the polls At the moment the Democrats are trailing in the polls.