canvass
英 ['k?nv?s]
美['k?nv?s]
- vt. 細(xì)究；徹底檢查；向…拉票或拉生意
- vi. 游說(shuō)；拉選票
- n. 討論；細(xì)查；勸誘
英英釋意
- 1. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account;
- "the crowded canvas of history"
- "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
- 2. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- 3. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- 4. a tent made of canvas
- 5. an oil painting on canvas
- 6. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete;
- "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
- 7. heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)