election
n. 选举; 当选
An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position.
...the first fully free elections for more than fifty years...
50多年来第一次完全自由的选举
During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet...
在竞选活动中,他承诺恢复经济活力。
The election of a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election.
...the election of the Labour government in 1964.
1964年工党政府当选
...his election as president...
他当选总统
1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office;
2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice;
3. the status or fact of being elected;
4. the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
choice, alternative, preference, option, selection, election
这些名词均含有"选择"之意。
The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory.
他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色.
The election campaign heated up in that state.
该州竞选运动激烈起来了.
They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.
他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举.
The government will probably fall at the coming election.
在即将到来的大选中,该政府很可能要垮台.
The government has been charged with walking out on its election promises.
政府因未能履行大选中所许下的种种诺言而受到指责.