general election

英 [ˌdʒenrəl ɪˈlekʃn]

美 [ˌdʒenrəl ɪˈlekʃn]

n.  大选; 普选

法律

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牛津词典

noun

• 大选；普选
  an election in which all the people of a country vote to choose a government

柯林斯词典

• （英国）大选
  In Britain, ageneral electionis an election where everyone votes for people to represent them in Parliament.
• （美国）普选
  In the United States, ageneral electionis a local, state, or national election where the candidates have been selected by a primary election.

英英释义

noun

• a national or state election

双语例句

• Their principal concern is bound to be that of winning the next general election.
  他们最关心的问题肯定是赢得下一次大选。
• Economic deflation and political disillusionment, climaxed by the government's defeat at the general election.
  以政府在大选中败北为高潮的经济紧缩和政治幻灭。
• The results of the general election next week now seem like a foregone conclusion.
  下周大选的结果似乎现在就已成定局了。
• The main opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, lost all its seats in Parliament in the general election.
  主要的反对党穆斯林兄弟会在大选中丢掉了所有国会议席。
• He said he would seek to unify the Conservative Party and win the next general election
  他说他将寻求团结保守党，赢得下届大选。
• I heard Gore has won the general election.
  听说戈尔赢得了大选。
• It seems many people would vote for the government, at a general election, if there was a new leader
  如果有一个新领导人的话，大选时似乎许多人都会投票支持政府。
• It has been a tough month in the general election campaign.
  这是英国大选中艰难的一个月。
• Norway may allow Internet voting in its general election next year.
  明年，挪威可能会在普选中实行网络投票。
• A general election became a certainty three weeks ago.
  3个星期前举行普选已确定无疑。