canvasscan•vass /'kænvəs/

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1. 向… 游说；征求；请求

• They were canvassing the whole state. 他们在全州拉票。

• canvass the students for subscriptions to the weekly paper 在学生中征取周报的订阅

2. 检查，检点(选票)；察看

• canvass the votes cast 检点选票

3. (详细)讨论

• canvass a project 讨论一个项目

–canvass n C –canvasser n C