"electing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 选举

Definition

通过投票选择某人担任职位或工作。通常用于政界或领导职位。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或官方讨论投票的场合。常见搭配包括“electing a president”（选总统）。不要与“selecting”（选择，不一定投票）混淆。

Examples

People are electing a new mayor today.

今天人们正在**选举**新市长。

We are electing class representatives this week.

我们这周在**选举**班代表。

They are electing a leader for the group.

他们正在为小组**选举**一个领导。

It feels like we're always electing someone for something around here.

感觉我们这里总是在**选举**某个人做什么事。

After a long debate, they finally finished electing the new board members.

经过长时间讨论，他们终于**选举**完了新董事会成员。

Are you electing your club president today or next week?

你们今天还是下周**选举**俱乐部主席？