"a show of hands" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 舉手錶決

Definition

用舉手方式表示同意或支持的一種投票或集體決策方法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於會議、課堂等集體場合，常見“舉手錶決”。一般用於非正式投票或快速決定，不用於正式選舉。不要誤解為單純的舉手。

Examples

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

我們來**舉手錶決**決定去哪裡喫飯吧。

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

老師請大家**舉手錶決**誰完成了作業。

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

我們通過**舉手錶決**決定踢足球而不是打籃球。

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

通過**舉手錶決**，有多少人想喫冰淇淋？

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

我們用**舉手錶決**解決這個問題，然後繼續吧。

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

大家通過**舉手錶決**選出了新隊長。