vote down
vote down — phrasal verb
- vote downbase form
- votes down3rd person singular
- voting down-ing form
- voted downpast simple
1. to stop a plan, law, or suggestion from happening because more people raise thei
to stop a plan, law, or suggestion from happening because more people raise their hands or mark their ballots against it than for it
The town council voted down the plan to build a car park beside the river.
vote down + [plan] for rejecting a proposal
Members of the club voted down the idea of raising the yearly fee.
Parliament voted the new tax bill down after a long and angry debate.
The proposal to close the village school was voted down by a wide margin.
Workers at the factory voted down the offer of a small pay rise.
文法句型
vote down + [proposal/motion/bill]
vote [something] down
用法筆記
Object is usually something put forward for a decision — a motion, bill, plan, or proposal. Frequently passive ('was voted down'). Distinguish from sense 2, where people reject a candidate or option by choosing a rival instead.
常見錯誤
2. to turn down a person or choice in an election by giving more support to a diffe
to turn down a person or choice in an election by giving more support to a different one
Voters voted down the old mayor and gave the job to a young teacher instead.
vote down [person] in favour of a rival
The committee voted down Hamza and picked Gita to lead the project team.
The board voted down the cheaper design in favour of a safer one.
Members voted down the current chairman after years of weak leadership.
The students voted down Asher and chose Sari as their class captain.
文法句型
vote down + [person/option]
vote [someone] down in favour of [another]
用法筆記
Subject is a group of voters; the object is a candidate or a competing option that loses out to a preferred one. Unlike sense 1, the focus is on choosing between rivals, not simply blocking a single proposal.
常見錯誤
vote down — idiom
1. to tap a downward arrow or thumb on a website to show that you dislike a post, c
to tap a downward arrow or thumb on a website to show that you dislike a post, comment, or answer
Angry readers voted down the article within minutes of it appearing online.
vote down + [post] on a website
Someone voted down Isabela's comment, so it slipped to the bottom of the page.
vote [something] down sinks it lower
Users on the forum voted down the rude reply until it almost disappeared.
Christopher voted down the recipe because the photos looked fake to him.
文法句型
vote down + [post/comment]
vote [something] down
用法筆記
Informal, internet-only sense. Object is a piece of online content — a post, comment, answer, or video — not a law or a person. The opposite action is 'vote up' or 'upvote'.