选举

The vote will be held next month.

下个月举选举。

There were high levels of abstention in the election.

那次选举有多人弃权。

The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.

选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。

He took a shellacking in the election.

在选举惨败了。

They elected me to the Board of Directors.

选举我进入董事会。

She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections.

在地方选举她没有胜出。

After the election the new government commenced developing the roads.

选举后新政府开始修建道路。

It is difficult to reach a consensus about electoral reform.

要就选举改革达成共识困难。

They won the election but only with a very slender majority.

仅以微弱的多数赢得了选举。

The workers were strongly against the biennial election.

工人强烈反对两年一次的选举。

Just before the election they started cuddling up to the government.

就在选举之前开始靠拢政府。

The House of Commons is an elected body.

下议院是经选举而组成的团体。

The king confirmed that the election would be held on July 20th.

国王批准选举在7月20日举。

They collectively abstained (from voting) in the elections for local councilors.

在地方议会议员选举集体弃权。

The privilege of voting is a right sanctioned by law).

选举权是法律所认可的权力)。

The election was given ample coverage on TV.

电视上对选举作了广泛的报道。

The electors declared against their former Member of Parliament.

选举人宣布反对的前任议员。

The Government is on a hiding to nothing in these elections.

本届政府在这些选举毫无希望。

The extraordinary election results confounded the government.

这次不寻常的选举结果使得政府不知所措。

The two parties entered into a defensive alliance with each other to win the election.

这两个政党结盟以争取在选举获胜。