elect

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T When people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them. 選舉
The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president. 菲律賓人民已經(jīng)投票選舉出一位新總統(tǒng)。
The University of Washington elected him dean in 1956. 華盛頓大學(xué)在1956年選他為院長(zhǎng)。
2. V-T If you elect to do something, you choose to do it. 選擇[正式]
Those electing to smoke will be seated at the rear. 選擇抽煙的人將坐在后面。
3. ADJ Elect is added after words such as "president" or "governor" to indicate that a person has been elected to the post but has not officially started to carry out the duties involved. 當(dāng)選而尚未就職的[正式] [n ADJ]
...the date when the president-elect takes office. …總統(tǒng)當(dāng)選人的就職日。