elect

英 [ɪˈlekt]

美 [ɪˈlekt]

v.  选举; 推选; 选择，决定(做某事)
adj.  (用于名词后)当选而尚未就职的，候任的; 上帝的选民
n.  被选的人

过去分词：elected　过去式：elected　现在分词：electing　第三人称单数：elects　

高考CET4考研TEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1794 / COCA.2265

牛津词典

verb

• 选举；推选
  to choose sb to do a particular job by voting for them
  1. an elected assembly/leader/representative
     选出的议会 / 领导人 / 代表
  2. the newly elected government
     新选的政府
  3. 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。
  4. He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East.
     他被选为牛津东区的议员。
• 选择，决定（做某事）
  to choose to do sth
  1. Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.
     现在越来越多的人选择在家上班。

adj.

• （用于名词后）当选而尚未就职的，候任的
  used after nouns to show that sb has been chosen for a job, but is not yet doing that job
  1. the president elect
     候任总统
• 上帝的选民
  people who have been chosen to be saved from punishment after death

柯林斯词典

• VERB 选举;推选
  When peopleelectsomeone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them.
  1. The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president...
     菲律宾人民已投票选举出了一位新总统。
  2. Manchester College elected him Principal in 1956...
     曼彻斯特学院于1956年推选他做院长。
  3. The country is about to take a radical departure by electing a woman as its new president.
     该国将发生重大转变，选举一位女性担任新总统。
• VERB 选择，决定(做)
  If youelect todo something, you choose to do it.
  1. Those electing to smoke will be seated at the rear.
     那些想吸烟的人将坐在后排。
• ADJ 已当选但未就任的;候任的
  Electis added after words such as 'president' or 'governor' to indicate that a person has been elected to the post but has not officially started to carry out the duties involved.
  1. ...the date when the president-elect takes office.
     候任总统就职日

英英释义

noun

• an exclusive group of people
  1. one of the elect who have power inside the government
  Synonym:chosen

verb

• choose
  1. I elected to have my funds deposited automatically
• select by a vote for an office or membership
  1. We elected him chairman of the board

adj

• selected as the best
  1. an elect circle of artists
  2. elite colleges
  Synonym:elite

双语例句

• That'swhy we have to help elect Barack Obama our president.
  这就是为什么我们必须帮助奥巴马成为我们的总统。
• I could elect not to treat it at all.
  我完全可以选择不接受治疗。
• It helped elect Barack Obama president in two thousand eight.
  它帮助了2008年奥巴马总统的当选。
• You may elect me, or elect nobody.
  你可以选我，或者谁也不选。
• We can't even elect a president and have every vote count.
  我们选总统，不能保证没张投票都作数。
• The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president
  菲律宾人民已投票选举出了一位新总统。
• First, we decided to elect the chief editor.
  首先，我们决定选举主编。
• Thirty-nine of the fifty states elect at least some of their judges.
  五十个州中三十九个进行了法官选举。
• We elect Congress in the United States.
  在美国我们选举国会。
• All the people agreed to elect him our chairman.
  所有的人都同意推举他为我们的主席。