straw poll

noun

1. （选举前的）非正式民意测验
   an occasion when a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth or to say how they are likely to vote in an election

1. N-COUNT 非正式民意测验
   A straw poll is the unofficial questioning of a group of people to find out their opinion about something.
   1. A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth...
      会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。
   2. Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.
      就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。

1. A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth
   会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。
2. Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.
   就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。
3. The Iowa Straw Poll, as the event is known, effectively kicks off the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year.
   这个所谓的爱奥华州草根性的投票，将是众多共和党人竞争该党总统候选人的开始。
4. Still, participants in a recent straw poll in Florida put Cain in first place.
   然而，最近一次佛罗里达州的民意调查显示，凯恩是排在第一位的。
5. But a straw poll of FTSE 100 executives showed no such concern.
   然而，对富时100指数（FTSE100）成分股公司高管的调查却并未显示出这种担忧。
6. But an admittedly unscientific straw poll of a handful of teachers in Shanghai schools found that this was true for them only in their first year.
   但对几名上海中小学教师的不科学调查显示，只在他们入校第一年是这样。
7. Despite low turnout, Mitt Romney says he's happy with his victory in the Iowa Straw Poll.
   尽管参加者不多，米特罗姆尼称他对在爱荷华州公投的胜利很开心。
8. The straw poll winner, Michele Bachmann, has substantial backing from social conservatives as well as the virulently anti-tax, anti-spend Tea Party faction of the Republican Party.
   意向性投票的赢家米歇尔·巴克曼得到了社会保守派人士以及共和党内强烈反增税，反对增加开支的茶党组织的大力支持。
9. I don't think we have to win the straw poll but we do have to show some progress.
   我不认为我们必须在这项草根性投票中获胜，但是我们必须表现出某些进展。
10. My straw poll reveals why: they are frantically filling in questionnaires and participating in online surveys.
    而我的非正式民意调查揭示了个中缘由：一份又一份调查问卷和在线调查让他们疲于奔命。
11. At the Ames straw poll in the Iowa heartland last month, Ron Paul, a Republican presidential candidate, was cheered to the rafters when he called for the troops to come home.
    上个月在爱荷华州中心地区的艾姆斯市举行非正式投票时，共和党总统候选人之一罗恩·保罗呼吁海外军队撤回国内，台下掌声雷动。
12. The straw poll is an unreliable predictor of the winner of the Iowa caucuses, let alone the Republican nomination or the presidency.
    民意调查对于爱荷华州领导班子的获胜者来说是一个不可信赖的预言，更不用说共和党提名或者总统职务了。
13. A straw poll of Roman Catholic priests in half a dozen poor inland parishes, where many residents have left home in search of work, found none who enjoyed a better attendance at Christmas mass because of an early exodus from the coast.
    罗马天主教传教士对六个贫困内陆辖区所做的民意调查显示，这些地方多数居民离家在外寻找工作，没有一个地区由于沿海地区返乡潮的提前到来，致使圣诞弥撒的出席率有所改善。
14. Perry finished a disappointing second in a recent straw poll, or test vote, in Florida behind the surprise winner, Georgia businessman Herman Cain.
    最近，佛罗里达州举行的探测民意假投票，佩里在投票里排名第二，落后于出人意料的胜利者-乔治亚州商人赫尔曼。凯因。
15. His announcement comes as eight existing Republican candidates take part in an unofficial straw poll in Iowa state, which could influence who is eventually chosen to challenge Barack Obama.
    在他宣布该决定时，现有的八名共和党候选人在爱荷华州参加了非官方的民意投票测验。这可能会影响谁将最终被选中来挑战奥巴马。
16. He placed a distant third in the Iowa straw poll behind a fellow-Minnesotan, Representative Michele Bachmann, and Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.
    他在爱奥华州的意向性投票中以明显差距，落后于明尼苏达州的同乡、众议员米歇尔·巴克曼以及来自德克萨斯州的国会议员罗恩·保罗。
17. A straw poll of local inhabitants in Mediterranean resorts concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish.
    对地中海度假地居民非正式民意调查表明，英国旅游者穿得最差，意大利游客穿得最潇牺。
18. The Iowa Straw Poll is an early test of popularity and organizing strength for the crowded field of Republican presidential contenders.
    爱奥华州草根投票是对众多角逐共和党总统侯选人的竞争者，作一番民望和组织能力的测验。
19. Mrs Bachmann's victory in the straw poll is a boost for her campaign.
    巴赫曼夫人在非正式投票中的胜利将大大增加她竞选的筹码。
20. Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin also is visiting Iowa but is not taking part in the straw poll.
    前阿拉斯加州州长萨拉。佩林目前也在爱奥华州访问，但她不会参加这次测验民意投票。

noun

1. an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

   Synonym:    straw vote