canvasses
[ˈkænvəsiz]

n.

检票员，游说者，推销员( canvass的名词复数 )；

v.

（在政治方面）游说( canvass的第三人称单数 )；调查（如选举前选民的）意见；为讨论而提出（意见等）；详细检查

英英释义

canvass[ 'kænvəs ]

• n.
  • the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

    同义词：canvas

  • an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

    同义词：pollopinion pollpublic opinion poll

  • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

    同义词：sailcanvassheet

  • a tent made of canvas fabric

    同义词：canvas tentcanvas

  • an oil painting on canvas fabric

    同义词：canvas

  • the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

    同义词：canvas

  • a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

    同义词：canvascanvas fabriccanvass fabric

• v.
  • get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

    同义词：pollcanvas

  • solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

    同义词：canvas

  • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

    同义词：analyzeanalysestudyexaminecanvas

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. The party needs to canvass the uncommitted voters.
   这个党需要向未表明态度的选民游说拉票。

用作名词(n.)

1. These days they're busy for canvass.
   这些天他们在忙着做民意调查。

权威例句

HFEA canvasses on whether to increase compensation to egg and sperm donors
Commissions and Canvasses: The Militia and Politics in Western New York, 1800–1845
On The Character and The Canvasses Sect of The Bamboo Slips Rong Cheng Shi from Shanghai Museum
CONVENIENT CANVASSES: AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF SOCIAL IDENTITY AND CONTEMPORARY GRAFFITI IN JAWOYN COUNTRY, NT, AUSTRALIA
Alterum est tamen boniviri, alterum boni petitoris: The Good Man Canvasses
Causes of illness in 9,000 families, based on nation-wide periodic canvasses, 1928–1931
Specific causes of illness found in monthly canvasses of families; sample of the Eastern Health District of Baltimore, 1938-43.
History and Frequency of Diphtheria Immunizations and Cases in 9,000 Families: Based on Nation-Wide Periodic Canvasses, 1928-31
Frequency and Volume of Doctors' Calls among Males and Females in 9,000 Families, Based on Nation-Wide Periodic Canvasses, 1928-31
Frames and canvasses with a double hooking and fastening system, to be worn or applied on various objects, made with a soft material...