| 词汇 | outvoted |
| 释义 | outvoted past simple and past participle ofoutvote outvote verb[ Tusually passive ] uk /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/ us /ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/ to defeat someone by winning a greater number of votes: 得票超过，以多数票胜过 The Democrats were outvoted, as usual.和往常一样，民主党因得票少而被击败。 informalI suggested that we go out for a pizza, but I was outvoted (= most people did not want to).我建议去吃比萨饼，但没几个人赞成。 Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting enfranchisement entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip proportional representation proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting vote something through voting voting booth voting machine voting slip Examples of outvotedoutvoted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As you will have seen, those who sometimes regard themselves as such are subsequently outvoted here in plenary. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is no question of majority voting or of people being outvoted or disgruntled —it is something to which we all set our hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This also means that it cannot be outvoted by others. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It will be the driver's word against the passenger's—and, if there is more than one passenger, the driver will be outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the same time, however, he stated to me that he had been outvoted by his colleagues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be times when they hold one view, the pressing of which, they realise, would mean merely their being outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cannot do so because he is creating his own precedent, in which those taking the risk in terms of equity capital can be outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a democracy with universal suffrage they can, of course, always be outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But what is the scope of the matters in respect of which we or any other nation may be outvoted in the future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On occasion, we may well be outvoted, as other countries may disagree with our view of how to resolve a problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that they would have been outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be aware that a few years ago we tried—but were outvoted —to secure a lower price for cereals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us look at the number of times in the last year, where records are available, that we were outvoted by qualified majority voting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us say the chairman of the tribunal was outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, even if outvoted, if the article does not apply, that is a matter they can challenge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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