electioneer

electioneer — 動詞

  • electioneerpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • electioneers3rd person singular
  • electioneering-ing form
  • electioneeredpast simple

1. To travel around, speak to people, or organise public activity in order to win v

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

助選;拉票

為候選人四處爭取選票

To travel around, speak to people, or organise public activity in order to win votes for a candidate or political group.

例句

Party volunteers electioneered outside the station before the town vote began.

政黨志工在鎮上投票開始前,就已在車站外拉票。

electioneer + outside [place] before a vote

Imani spent three weekends electioneering for a friend's council campaign.

Imani 連續三個週末都在為朋友的議會選戰助選。

electioneer for + candidate or campaign

常見搭配
  • electioneer for a candidate
  • electioneer for a party
  • electioneer on air
  • electioneer door to door
同義詞
  • campaign

    the most common modern verb for trying to win political support

  • canvass

    focuses on going door to door or speaking directly to voters

  • stump

    mainly refers to travelling around giving political speeches

文法句型

electioneer + for + candidate / party

electioneer + in + place

electioneer + on + medium

用法筆記

Usually intransitive, with for introducing the candidate or party being promoted. It is more formal and more old-fashioned than the everyday verb campaign.

常見錯誤

She electioneered the mayor last week.
She electioneered for the mayor last week.
This verb is usually intransitive and normally takes 'for' before the candidate or party.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • door to door
  • on air

介系詞搭配