| 单词 | canvass |
| 释义 | Word Frequency canvass(ˈkænvəs) verb 1. to solicit votes, orders, advertising, etc, from 2. to determine the feelings and opinions of (voters before an election, etc), esp by conducting a survey 3. to investigate (something) thoroughly, esp by discussion or debate 4. mainly US to inspect (votes) officially to determine their validity noun 5. a solicitation of opinions, votes, sales orders, etc 6. close inspection; scrutiny Derived forms canvasser (ˈcanvasser) noun canvassing (ˈcanvassing) noun Word origin C16: probably from obsolete sense of canvas (to toss someone in a canvas sheet, hence, to harass, criticize); the developmentof current senses is unexplained |
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