- A canvass is a poll, usually a political one. Around elections, political parties often canvass particular neighborhoods, looking for votes and trying to measure the pulse of the people.
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- vt. 细究；彻底检查；向…拉票或拉生意
- vi. 游说；拉选票
- n. 讨论；细查；劝诱
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1. The company directed me to travel into the wilderness by boat to canvass the resident natives.
公司指示我坐船进入一片荒野，去游说当地居民。
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2. Every day, auxiliary nurses like Ms. Jadhav canvass villages to disseminate information about family planning and solicit new couples for the honeymoon package.
像贾达夫女士这样的辅助护士每天的任务就是向村民游说，向他们宣传计划生育的理念，并招徕新婚夫妇加入蜜月一揽子计划。
- canvass (v.) c. 1500, "toss in a canvas sheet," from alternative spelling of canvas (n.). From "toss in a canvas sheet for the purpose of sifting" the meaning was extended figuratively to "shake out, examine carefully" (1520s). From thence (though the sense-leap is less clear) to "solicit votes or test support before an election" (1550s). Compare Old French canabasser "to examine carefully," literally "to sift through canvas." The spelling with a double -s- dates from 16c. and is useful to distinguish it from the other word. Related: Canvassed; canvassing. As a noun, "a soliciting of votes or testing of support," from c. 1610s.
can·vass / ˈkænvəs ; NAmE ˈkænvəs / verb 1 [intransitive , transitive ] to ask sb to support a particular person, political party, etc, especially by going around an area and talking to people 游说；拉选票 canvass(for sth) ◆ He spent the whole month canvassing for votes. 他花了整整一个月四处游说拉选票。 canvasssb (for sth) ◆ Party workers are busy canvassing local residents. 党务工作者正忙于游说当地居民。 2 [transitive ] to ask people about sth in order to find out what they think about it 调查（民意）；征求（意见） canvasssth ◆ He has been canvassing opinion on the issue. 他一直在征求对这个问题的意见。 canvasssb ◆ People are being canvassed for their views on the proposed new road. 正在就计划修建的新道路征求人们的意见。 3 [transitive ] ~ support to try and get support from a group of people 努力争取支持 SYN drum up 4 [transitive ] canvasssth to discuss an idea thoroughly 详细（或彻底）讨论 ◆ The proposal is currently being canvassed. 目前人们正在详细讨论这个提案。 ▶ can·vass noun ◆ to carry out a canvass 拉选票 can·vass·er canvasser canvassers / ˈkænvəsə(r) ; NAmE ˈkænvəsər / noun canvass canvasses canvassed canvassing can·vass / ˈkænvəs ; NAmE ˈkænvəs / can·vass·er / ˈkænvəsə(r) ; NAmE ˈkænvəsər /
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