ADJECTIVE | VERB + ELECTION | ELECTION + VERB | ELECTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤clean, fair, free, open公正/公平/自由/公開選舉▸➤fraudulent, rigged, stolen舞弊的選舉➤close勢均力敵的選舉◇Predicting the result of close elections is a perilous game.要預言一場勢均力敵的選舉結果,是個冒險的事。➤landslide一邊倒的選舉◇The party won a landslide election.該政黨在選舉中贏得壓倒性勝利。➤contested, disputed有競爭的/有爭議的選舉◇They demanded a rerun of the disputed presidential election.他們要求推翻這場有爭議的總統選舉,進行重選。➤historic歷史性的選舉➤competitive競爭激烈的選舉➤popular普選◇the democratic concept of popular elections普選的民主觀念➤democratic, multiparty, non-partisan民主/多黨派/無黨派選舉▸➤direct, indirect直接/間接選舉▸➤fresh, new新一輪選舉➤last上一次選舉➤recent最近的選舉▸➤early提前選舉◇The prime minister may decide to call an early election.首相可能決定提前舉行大選。➤scheduled安排好日程的選舉◇the scheduled Lebanese elections in May預定在 5 月舉行的黎巴嫩選舉➤forthcoming, upcoming (especially NAmE) 即將到來的選舉➤special補缺選舉▸➤primary (in the US) , run-off (especially NAmE) 初選;(票數相同者之間的)決勝選舉/(第一次投票後在票數最高的兩名候選人之間進行的)第二次預選➤midterm, off-year (NAmE) 中期/非大選年選舉➤recall (= an election to remove an elected official from office) (NAmE) 罷免選舉◇The Governor faces an unprecedented recall election.州長正面臨着前所未有的罷免選舉。➤county, federal, local, municipal, national, nationwide, provincial, regional, state, statewide (NAmE) 郡選舉;聯邦選舉;地方選舉;市政選舉;國家選舉;全國選舉;省級選舉;地區選舉;州選舉▸➤congressional, council, general, gubernatorial, judicial, leadership, legislative, local-government, mayoral, papal, parliamentary, party, presidential, Senate國會/市政會/全民/州長/司法/領導層/立法會/地方政府/市長/教宗/議會/政黨/總統/參議院選舉➤school board學校董事會選舉➤student council, student government, student union (BrE) 學生會選舉VERB + ELECTION➤conduct, have, hold, run舉行選舉▸➤call宣佈舉行選舉▸➤contest, fight參加競選▸➤run for, stand for (especially BrE) 參選➤dispute對選舉提出異議◇a bitterly disputed election一場有激烈爭議的選舉➤lose, win落選;當選➤concede承認選舉失敗➤sweep (NAmE) 在選舉中大獲全勝◇The party swept Turkish elections in November.該黨在土耳其 11 月的選舉中大獲全勝。➤affect, influence影響選舉➤sway, swing, tip (especially NAmE) 扭轉/轉變/左右選舉結果◇votes which could swing the entire national election可以改變整個國家選舉結果的投票➤decide, determine決定選舉結果◇The people will decide this election and they will prove all the polls wrong.民眾將決定這次選舉,同時將證明所有的民意調查都是錯的。➤organize, schedule (especially NAmE) 組織/安排選舉➤monitor, oversee, supervise監督選舉➤cancel, delay, postpone取消/推遲/延期選舉➤derail破壞選舉◇The violence in the country will not derail the elections.該國的暴力事件不會影響選舉的進程。➤fix, manipulate, rig, steal操縱選舉;竊取選舉◇claims that voter fraud had stolen the election for the Republicans共和黨勝選的投票人舞弊之說➤boycott抵制選舉ELECTION + VERB➤take place選舉舉行▸➤be due, be scheduled for選舉日期定於⋯◇Elections are scheduled for November.選舉定於 11 月舉行。➤approach, loom選舉臨近ELECTION + NOUN➤campaign競選活動▸➤manifesto, pledge, promise競選宣言/誓言/許諾➤statement競選聲明➤issue競選議題◇Education is a key election issue.教育是競選中的一個重要議題。➤debate選舉辯論➤strategy選舉策略➤battle, contest選舉戰;競選➤turnout選舉投票率◇The election turnout in 2008 was high.2008 年選舉投票率很高。➤ballot, poll選票;選舉民意調查➤outcome, result, returns (especially NAmE) 選舉結果◇A lot hangs on the election result.很多事情取決於選舉結果。◇All counties have now certified their election returns.所有的縣都已確認了各自的選舉結果。➤defeat, victory選舉失利;選舉勝利▸➤broadcast, coverage, news選舉廣播/報道/新聞➤procedure, process, system選舉程序/過程/制度▸➤candidate選舉候選人➤administrator, commissioner, judge, monitor, observer, official, worker選舉專員/督察專員/法官/監督員/觀察員/官員/工作人員➤board, commission選舉委員會➤office選舉辦公室▸➤date, day, eve, night, period, season, time, year選舉日期;選舉日;選舉前夜;選舉當天晚上;選舉期間;選舉季;選舉時期;選舉年◇It was successful in rallying voters at election time.選舉時召集選民隊伍的舉措獲得成功。➤cycle選舉週期◇The US is reaching the end of its latest presidential election cycle.美國最近的總統選舉週期即將結束。➤fraud選舉舞弊➤reform選舉改革PREPOSITION➤at an/the election, in an/the election在選舉中⋯◇in the 2001 general election2001 年大選中➤by election通過選舉◇Membership of the committee is by election.委員會成員經由選舉產生。➤election to獲選入⋯◇her election to the Senate她當選參議院議員PHRASES➤the outcome of an election選舉結果▸➤the run-up to an election選舉前的競選時期◇opinion poll results in the run-up to elections選舉前的民意測驗結果