英语词汇“canvass”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

canvasscanvass /ˈkænvəs/ verb

ETYMOLOGYcanvass

Origin: 1500-1600 canvass to throw up in the air from a canvas sheet as a game or punishment (16-17 centuries), from canvas

VERB TABLE

canvass

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	canvass
	he, she, it	canvasses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	canvassed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have canvassed
	he, she, it	has canvassed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had canvassed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will canvass
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have canvassed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am canvassing
	he, she, it	is canvassing
	you, we, they	are canvassing
Past	I, he, she, it	was canvassing
	you, we, they	were canvassing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been canvassing
	he, she, it	has been canvassing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been canvassing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be canvassing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been canvassing

1[intransitive, transitive] to try to get information about something or support for something, especially a political party, by going from place to place within an area and talking to people: Police canvassed the neighborhood but didn’t find anyone who knew the man.2[transitive] to talk about a problem, suggestion, etc. in detail: The suggestion is being widely canvassed as a possible solution to the dispute.—canvass noun [countable]—canvasser noun [countable]