亚洲网紅露点

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canvass

[ kan-vuhs ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
  2. to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to solicit votes, opinions, or the like.

noun

  1. a soliciting of votes, orders, or the like.
  2. a campaign for election to government office.
  3. close inspection; scrutiny:

    the official canvass of election results.

canvass

/ 藞办忙苍惫蓹蝉 /

verb

  1. to solicit votes, orders, advertising, etc, from
  2. to determine the feelings and opinions of (voters before an election, etc), esp by conducting a survey
  3. to investigate (something) thoroughly, esp by discussion or debate
  4. to inspect (votes) officially to determine their validity
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a solicitation of opinions, votes, sales orders, etc
  2. close inspection; scrutiny
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠补苍惫补蝉蝉别谤, noun
  • 藞肠补苍惫补蝉蝉颈苍驳, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠补苍路惫补蝉蝉路别谤 noun
  • 辫谤别路肠补苍路惫补蝉蝉 verb (used with object) noun
  • 耻苍路肠补苍路惫补蝉蝉别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路诲别谤路肠补苍路惫补蝉蝉 verb
  • 飞别濒濒-肠补苍路惫补蝉蝉别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of canvass1

First recorded in 1500鈥10; originally a spelling variant of canvas, as a verb; the sense 鈥渄iscuss鈥 apparently a development of the earlier senses 鈥渢oss in a canvas sheet,鈥 and 鈥渉arshly criticize鈥; the sense 鈥渟olicit votes鈥 is obscurely derived
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of canvass1

C16: probably from obsolete sense of canvas (to toss someone in a canvas sheet, hence, to harass, criticize); the development of current senses is unexplained
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Example Sentences

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The rough count, based on observations by thousands of volunteers who canvassed the county鈥檚 streets last month, showed 900 fewer people seen on the street and 2,700 fewer vehicles and dwellings.

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So he canvassed the available jobs last spring.

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Latta and an independent group of tree care professionals who have canvassed Altadena for weeks believe that many of the trees are wrongly tagged for removal.

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Arts minister Sir Chris Bryant said Turner "reshaped British art" and was "an innovator who created some of our best known canvasses".

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Additional supervisors responded to the call, canvassed the area, and did not recover a weapon.

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