noun🔗Share民意调查,民调 A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.""The latest polls show that most students prefer longer summer vacations." "最新的民意调查显示,大多数学生更喜欢更长的暑假。politicsmediagovernmentstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share选举,投票。 A formal election."The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria."学生会组织了一次投票,看看大家想在食堂里吃到什么。politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share投票站 A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)"The polls close at 8 p.m."投票站晚上八点关闭。politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share头顶, 头皮. (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows."The old farmer scratched at the itchy polls of his head after spending all day in the sun. "老农在太阳底下晒了一整天,不停地挠着发痒的头顶。anatomypartbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share民众,大众 (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count."The principal asked the teachers to help supervise the polls of students lining up for the school bus. "校长让老师们帮忙监督排队等校车的学生人群。politicsgovernmentstatisticsmassgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share斧背,锤头 The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer."The carpenter struck the nail squarely with the poll of his hammer. "木匠用锤头正正地砸在钉子上。partutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share欧鮊,雅罗鱼 The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish."The fisherman proudly displayed his catch, which included two trout and a surprisingly large polls. "渔夫骄傲地展示了他的渔获,里面有两条鳟鱼和一条出奇大的欧鮊鱼/雅罗鱼。fishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share投票,选举。 To take, record the votes of (an electorate)."The school board polls the parents to see what they think about the new curriculum. "学校董事会就新课程向家长们进行投票调查,以了解他们的想法。politicsgovernmentnationstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share民意调查, 征询意见 To solicit mock votes from (a person or group)."The teacher polls the class every Friday to get a sense of which topics need more review before the test. "老师每周五都会向全班同学做个小调查,看看哪些内容需要考前多复习一下。politicsgovernmentmediacommunicationstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share投票,参加选举。 To vote at an election."Citizens poll to choose their next mayor. "市民们投票选出他们的下一任市长。politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share投票,拉票 To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters."He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent."他拉到的票比他的对手多了一百张。politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share修剪, 剪短 To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop."to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass"修剪头发; 剪短羊毛; 修剪草地agriculturenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share剪毛,修剪毛发 To cut the hair of (a creature)."The farmer polls the sheep in the spring to keep them cool during the summer. "春天的时候,农民给绵羊剪毛,这样它们夏天会凉快一些。animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share给…去角,除去…的角 To remove the horns of (an animal)."The farmer plans to poll the young calves next week to prevent them from hurting each other later. "农场主计划下周给小牛去角,以防止它们长大后互相伤害。animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share修剪, 剪除。 To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop."to poll a tree"修剪树木顶部。agricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share轮询,查询。 (communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network)."The teacher will poll the students to see which online learning platform they prefer. "老师会轮询学生,了解他们更喜欢哪个在线学习平台。communicationtechnologycomputinginternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share民意调查显示,民调结果显示 (with adverb) To be judged in a poll."The new school cafeteria design will be polled by students next week. "下周学生们将通过民意调查来评估新的学校餐厅设计。politicsgovernmentmediastatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠夺, 剥削. To extort from; to plunder; to strip."The corrupt tax collector threatened businesses, using intimidation to poll them of their hard-earned profits. "这个腐败的税务官威胁商户,用恐吓手段掠夺剥削他们辛辛苦苦赚来的利润。propertyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share征税,课税 To impose a tax upon."The government polls citizens to fund public services like roads and schools. "政府向公民征税,以资助道路和学校等公共服务。governmentpoliticseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share征税,纳税。 To pay as one's personal tax."In colonial America, every male citizen over sixteen was required to poll a shilling annually. "在殖民地时期的美国,每个十六岁以上的男性公民每年都必须缴纳一先令的人头税。governmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share登记,注册. To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one."The government official will poll each household in the village to determine the population for resource allocation. "政府官员将挨家挨户登记村里的人口,以便确定资源分配方案。politicsgovernmentstatisticslistChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share修剪,剪短 To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation."a polled deed"修剪平整的契约appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鹦鹉 A pet parrot."This is impossible. The definition "A pet parrot" is not a definition of the word "polls." "Polls" refers to surveys of public opinion. There is no context where "polls" means "a pet parrot." "这是不可能的。"宠物鹦鹉"这个定义不是“polls”这个词的定义。“Polls”指的是公众舆论调查。在任何语境下,“polls”都不可能指“宠物鹦鹉”。animalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share混学位者,及格生. (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman."> At Cambridge in the past, John was known as a polls; he aimed only for a passing grade, not honors. " 过去在剑桥,约翰被人看作是混学位者;他只求及格,不追求荣誉。 educationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading