pollster

英 [ˈpəʊlstə(r)]

美 [ˈpoʊlstər]

n.  民意测验主办人; 民意调查员

复数：pollsters　

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牛津词典

noun

• 民意测验主办人；民意调查员
  a person who makes or asks the questions in an opinion poll

柯林斯词典

• 民意调查人；民意测验机构
  Apollsteris a person or organization who asks large numbers of people questions to find out their opinions on particular subjects.

英英释义

noun

• someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
  1. a pollster conducts public opinion polls
  2. a headcounter counts heads
  Synonym:poll takerheadcountercanvasser

双语例句

• Obama had trouble winning working class support in his primary battles with former rival Hillary Clinton, but pollster Clay Richards says he appears to be making some inroads.
  奥巴马在初选中，也就是在与对手希拉里。克林顿争夺民主党提名时，在争取工薪阶层选民时遇到了困难。但是理查兹说，目前，奥巴马似乎已经取得一些进展。
• Nathan Richter, lead pollster on the wakefield research study, said that in a world where most everything these days is shared online, "we want the credit when we share ideas with our boss."
  韦克菲尔德研究中心这份调研的首席测验专家内森•里奇特表示，在这个几乎什么事情都要拿到网上分享的时代，“如果我们与上司分享创意，还是希望能有一份功劳。”
• Figures from Gallup, a pollster, reveal just how widespread such corruption is ( see chart).
  民意测试专家盖洛普刚刚公布的调查数据显示，此类贪污行为范围之广泛。
• Quinnipiac University pollster Clay Richards says a large number of voters apparently have already made up their minds about which candidate to support in November.
  奎尼匹埃克大学从事民意调查的克莱.理查兹说，很显然，很大一批选民对将在11月的选举中支持哪位候选人已经作出了决定。
• "More and more Palestinians, particularly women and the young, are identifying with a religious rather than national struggle," says a pollster at Near East Consulting, a leading West Bank barometer.
  “越来越多的巴勒斯坦人，特别是妇女和青年，都认同宗教斗争，而不是国家战争”&在近东咨询处的一名约旦河西岸晴雨表民意调查家如是说。
• Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown says Cain's challenge will be to continue building support even as attention on him intensifies.
  昆尼皮亚克大学的民调专家彼得。布朗说，尽管凯恩将会受到大量的关注，但他的参选将会继续获得更多的支持。
• The footballer had already come first in a comparable survey by pollster Ifop six months ago.
  早在半年前伊福普民调机构开展的一项对比调查中，这位足球名将就已是“独占鳌头”。
• But in general, as every pollster avers, it is the future more than the past that motivates voting.
  但总的来说，一如每次民意测验显示的那样，投票的动力源自对未来的希望而不是对过去的纠缠。
• "Reagan had a37-percent job approval rating at this point in1983," said the pollster.
  1983年的那个时候，里根的工作赞同率是百分之37。
• Quinnipiac pollster Peter Brown says Americans have concluded the Iraq war was not worth the cost, but he adds that they remain divided on what to do next.
  Quinnipiac大学的民意测验专家彼得·布朗说，美国民众认为伊拉克战争不值得打，但他补充到，人们对于下一步该做采取什么行动仍存在分歧。