canvass的意思

基本释义

• v 细究；彻底检查；向…拉票或拉生意

  If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party

• n 讨论；细查；劝诱

例句

1. I'm canvassing for the Republican Party.

   我在为共和党拉选票。

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) Synonym: canvas 2. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete e.g. the boxer picked himself up off the canvas Synonym: canvas 3. an oil painting on canvas fabric Synonym: canvas 4. a tent made of canvas fabric Synonym: canvas tentcanvas 5. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel Synonym: sailcanvassheet 6. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people Synonym: pollopinion pollpublic opinion poll 7. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account e.g. the crowded canvas of history the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound Synonym: canvas verb 1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning e.g. analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare analyze the evidence in a criminal trial analyze your real motives Synonym: analyze, analyses 2. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions Synonym: pollcanvas 3. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign Synonym: canvas

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