elect

vt.选举；挑出，挑选；决定

vi.选择，挑选；进行选举

adj.精选的，选出的；选中的，当选而尚未就职的

n.被选的人

verb

1. 选举；推选
   to choose sb to do a particular job by voting for them
   1. an elected assembly/leader/representative
      选出的议会 / 领导人 / 代表
   2. the newly elected government
      新选的政府
   3. She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.
      她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。
   4. He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East.
      他被选为牛津东区的议员。
2. 选择，决定（做某事）
   to choose to do sth
   1. Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.
      现在越来越多的人选择在家上班。

adj.

1. （用于名词后）当选而尚未就职的，候任的
   used after nouns to show that sb has been chosen for a job, but is not yet doing that job
   1. the president elect
      候任总统
2. 上帝的选民
   people who have been chosen to be saved from punishment after death

过去分词:elected 过去式:elected 现在分词:electing 第三人称单数:elects

elect 选举

e-, 向外。-lect, 收集，选出，词源同collect,elite.

1. Councils should be answerable to the people who elect them
   市政会成员应对推选他们的人负责。
2. The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president
   菲律宾人民已投票选举出了一位新总统。
3. The country is about to take a radical departure by electing a woman as its new president.
   该国将发生重大转变，选举一位女性担任新总统。
4. Those electing to smoke will be seated at the rear.
   那些想吸烟的人将坐在后排。
5. We are going to hold a rally next month to elect a new leader.
   我们打算下月举行集会，选举一位新的领导人。
6. Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president
   选民应于星期日前往投票站选举新总统。
7. Unions would elect their leadership by secret postal ballot.
   工会将通过秘密邮寄选票的方式选举领导人。
8. Employees from each department elect a representative.
   每个部门的员工选举一名代表。
9. Austrian voters went to the polls this weekend to elect a successor to the President.
   奥地利选民这周末去投票中心选举下届总统。
10. I elect to stay.
    我决定留下来。
11. Americans elect a president every four years.
    美国人民每隔四年选一次总统。
12. You may elect me, or elect nobody.
    你可以选我，或者谁也不选。
13. First, we decided to elect the chief editor.
    首先，我们决定选举主编。
14. It helped elect Barack Obama president in two thousand eight.
    它帮助了2008年奥巴马总统的当选。
15. Americans Elect has collected enough signatures to get a ballot line in eight states, including Michigan and Missouri.
    在包括密歇根州和密苏里州在内的八个州，美国人的选择已经收集了足够多的选民签名，获得了候选资格。
16. This is what happen if you elect a lawyer to be the president.
    你要是选个律师当总统，就会发生这样的事情。
17. I wanted to be one of the elect, one of the blessed.
    我想成为一个被上帝挑选的人，被祝福的人。
18. All the people agreed to elect him our chairman.
    所有的人都同意推举他为我们的主席。
19. Like men, they have the right to elect and to be elected.
    妇女享有同男子平等的选举权和被选举权。
20. That'swhy we have to help elect Barack Obama our president.
    这就是为什么我们必须帮助奥巴马成为我们的总统。
21. The body of electors who formally elect the US president and vice-president.
    正式选举美国总统和副总统的选举人的团体。
22. Also like this elects to elect!
    还这样选来选去！
23. We elect Congress in the United States.
    在美国我们选举国会。
24. Thirty-nine of the fifty states elect at least some of their judges.
    五十个州中三十九个进行了法官选举。
25. This is the system we currently use to elect our Parliament.
    这是我们目前使用的选举我们的议会制度。
26. We can't even elect a president and have every vote count.
    我们选总统，不能保证没张投票都作数。
27. I could elect not to treat it at all.
    我完全可以选择不接受治疗。
28. Cubans vote for municipal and national assemblies, which in turn elect senior leaders including the president.
    古巴人民投票赞成市政议会和国民大会，从两会中依次选举出资深领导人包括总统。
29. Why should we elect him mayor?
    我们为什么要选他当市长？