| 单词 | poll |
| 释义 | poll 1. n. & v. --n 1. a the process of voting at an election. b the counting of votes at an election. c the result of voting. d the number of votes recorded (a heavy poll). 2. = GALLUP POLL, opinion poll. 3. a a human head. b the part of this on which hair grows (flaxen poll). 4. a hornless animal, esp. one of a breed of hornless cattle. --v 1. tr. a take the vote or votes of. b (in passive) have one's vote taken. c (of a candidate) receive (so many votes). d give (a vote). 2. tr. record the opinion of (a person or group) in an opinion poll. 3. intr. give one's vote. 4. tr. cut off the top of (a tree or plant), esp. make a pollard of. 5. tr. (esp. as polled adj.) cut the horns off (cattle). 6. tr. Computing check the status of (a computer system) at intervals. Phrases and idioms poll tax 1. hist. a tax levied on every adult. 2. = community charge. Derivatives pollee n. (in sense 2 of n.). pollster n. Etymology: ME, perh. f. LG or Du. 2. n. a tame parrot (Pretty poll!). Phrases and idioms poll parrot a user of conventional or clich{eacute}d phrases and arguments. Etymology: Poll, a conventional name for a parrot, alt. f. Moll, a familiar form of Mary |
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