referendum

英 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]

美 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]

n.  全民投票; 全民公决

复数：referendums　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.4445 / COCA.6758

牛津词典

noun

• 全民投票；全民公决
  an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue
  1. Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
     爱尔兰决定就离婚问题进行全民投票。
  2. The changes were approved by referendum.
     全民投票赞同这些变革。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 公民投票；全民公决
  If a country holds areferendumon a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it.
  1. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
     爱沙尼亚称其也计划就独立问题进行全民公决。

英英释义

noun

• a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

双语例句

• He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months.
  他告诉守候着的记者，他认为几个月内不会举行全民公决。
• Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
  四分之三的公众表示希望就这个问题进行全民公决。
• Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
  议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。
• The referendum will bring Puerto Rico one step closer to cutting the island's umbilical cord to the United States
  这次全民公决将会促使波多黎各进一步摆脱对美国的依靠。
• The voter show their opposition to the government by voting against the proposal in the referendum.
  投票人用在公民投票中投票反对该建议的方法表示他们对政府的反对。
• I voted` No 'in the referendum.
  我在全民投票时投了反对票。
• The prime minister is facing a revolt by party activists over his refusal to hold a referendum
  因为拒绝进行公民投票，首相正面临着党内激进分子的反抗。
• He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
  他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”，但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
• See also Ballot initiative and Referendum.
  参见公民投票和全民投票。
• In our 1980 referendum on Quebec, the result was a clear cut victory for Canada.
  1980年，魁北克就是否独立举行了公投。结果对加拿大来说是一个明显的胜利。