"a show of hands" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 举手表决

Definition

通过举手来表示同意或支持的一种投票或集体决策方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于会议、课堂等集体场合，常说“举手表决”。通常用于非正式投票或快速决定，不用于正式选举。不要误解为单纯的举手动作。

Examples

Let's take a show of hands to decide where to eat.

我们来**举手表决**决定去哪儿吃饭吧。

The teacher asked for a show of hands for who finished their homework.

老师请大家**举手表决**谁做完了作业。

We decided by a show of hands to play soccer instead of basketball.

我们通过**举手表决**决定踢足球而不是打篮球。

By a show of hands, how many people want ice cream?

通过**举手表决**，有多少人想吃冰淇淋？

Let’s settle this with a show of hands and move on.

我们用**举手表决**解决这个问题，然后继续吧。

There was a show of hands to choose the new team captain.

大家通过**举手表决**选出了新队长。