- To elect is to choose. A group of citizens may elect the next president, or you may just elect to stay home during the blizzard.
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- v. 选举
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1. an elected assembly, an elected leader, an elected representative
选出的议会╱领导人╱代表
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2. the newly elected government
新选的政府
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3. He was elected as MP for Oxford East.
他被选为牛津东区的议员。
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4. Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.
现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。
- elect (adj.) early 15c., of action, "voluntary;" of persons, "taken in preference to others," especially "chosen by God for some special purpose," from Latin electus, past participle of eligere "to pick out, choose," from ex "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, combining form of legere "to choose," from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather." The noun meaning "those chosen by God" is from early 15c.
- elect (v.) early 15c., "to choose for an office, position, or duty," from Latin electus, past participle of eligere "to pick out, choose," from ex "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, combining form of legere "to choose," from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather." Related: Elected; electing.
elect ★ / ɪˈlekt ; NAmE ɪˈlekt / verb , adjective elect elects elected electing verb ★ 1 ★ to choose sb to do a particular job by voting for them 选举；推选 electsb/sth ◆ an elected assembly/leader/representative 选出的议会╱领导人╱代表 ◆ the newly elected government 新选的政府 electsb to sth ◆ She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate. 她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。 electsb (as) sth | electsb + noun ◆ He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East. 他被选为牛津东区的议员。 ☞ collocationsat vote 2 electto do sth ( formal) to choose to do sth 选择，决定（做某事） ◆ Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays. 现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。 adjective 1 used after nouns to show that sb has been chosen for a job, but is not yet doing that job （用于名词后）当选而尚未就职的，候任的 ◆ the president elect 候任总统 2 the elect noun [plural ] ( religion 宗 ) people who have been chosen to be saved from punishment after death 上帝的选民 elect / ɪˈlekt ; NAmE ɪˈlekt /
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