referendum
美 [?ref??rend?m] 
英 [.ref?'rend?m]
詞形變化
復數：referendums 復數：referenda 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [c][u] ~ (on sth) 全民投票；全民公決an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue |
| Switzerland decided to hold a referendum on joining the EU. 瑞士決定就加入歐盟問題舉行全民投票。 |
| The changes were approved by referendum. 全民投票贊同這些變革。 |
英漢解釋
n. | 1. (決定政策可否等的)公民表決;投票(權);公民所投的票 |
英英解釋
例句
The Germans hope that Mr Brown, like Mr Sarkozy, will be ready to push a new treaty through parliament, without a referendum.
德國人希望布朗能夠像法國的薩爾科奇一樣，向議會提交新的法案進行表決，而不是進行全民公投。
This draft referendum raises the question of what Taiwan should be called in the international community.
公投草案提出了臺灣在國際社會應使用什么名稱的問題。
Thus Britain would have to hold a referendum to adopt the single currency or to cede its vetoes over EU foreign policy, for instance.
這么一來，英國不得不就是否使用歐盟統一貨幣，抑或就是否放棄其對歐盟外交政策的否決權等問題展開公投。
The next election is unlikely to be a referendum on energy policy and much more likely to be about broader economic issues.
下一次選舉不太可能是一場能源政策的全民公投，而更可能是關于更廣泛的經濟問題的。
Rose won his title only a year after Australians had voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to recognise indigenous Australians' rights.
澳大利亞人投票表決承認澳大利亞原著民的權利后，羅斯僅花了一年時間贏得了冠軍。
The referendum might have become a protest vote against the long-serving taoiseach.
他說，公投將變成對Ahern長期霸占總理職位的一種示威。
During the Lisbon treaty referendum the European Commission made clear that this was not and would not be under threat.
在《里斯本條約》公投期間，歐盟委員會（EC）明確表示，公司稅率沒有、也不會受到威脅。
I think your readers will end up feeling deceived by Cameron over the question of a referendum.
在全民公決這個問題上，我認為你的讀者最終會感到自己受到了卡梅隆的欺騙。
Legal experts doubt the constitutionality of a referendum to call for a rerun of an election.
法律專家懷疑就重新選舉進行全民公決的憲法性。
"I don't believe the prime minister will call a referendum; the risk of a no is too high, " says Steen Bocian, the bank's chief economist.
塔斯科銀行首席經濟師斯蒂恩波斯亞表示：“我相信首相不會召開公開表決的，因為反對呼聲的風險太高。”
A measure referred to voters by a state legislature proposing that specific legislation be approved or rejected is a referendum.
是指通過州立法機關建議具體立法得到批準或否決而進行的選民投票，稱為“全民投票”。
Biti said he has allocated enough money for a census next year, as well as a referendum for a new constitution which is still being drafted.
比提說，他已經分配了足夠的錢用于明年的人口普查和就一部新憲法舉行的全民公決，這份新憲法仍在起草之中。
Officials point to another poll finding that, of those who plan to vote in a referendum, 62% favour joining the EU.
官員們指出，在另一份民意測驗中，愿意參加公投的人中，有62%的人支持加入歐盟。
It was his first public announcement since voting ended in a week-long referendum on whether southern Sudan should become a separate state.
這是自長達一個周之久的蘇丹南部獨立公投結束以來，總統首次發表演講。
Mr Uribe's reaction was characteristically combative. He asked Congress to call a referendum on the legitimacy of his term.
烏里韋總統的反應是他性格使然的殺氣騰騰，他要求國會在他的任期舉行合法公投。
Early Wednesday morning a government spokesman said the cabinet expressed unanimous support for the prime minister's referendum plan.
周三早間，政府發言人說，內閣對帕潘德里歐的全民公決計劃表示一致支持。
In northern minds, destabilising the south and mucking up the referendum would undermine the legitimacy of any putative new country.
在北方人眼里，動搖南方的根基并攪亂民意投票能夠削弱任何公認新國家的合法性。
Future British governments would have to be mad to call a referendum on an EU treaty.
未來英國政府如果還對歐盟條約進行公投，那一定是瘋了
He said he might include a vote on the proposals in a referendum on Scottish independence he wants to hold next year.
但他很快又眉開眼笑，他說在明年他打算舉行的就蘇格蘭獨立的一項全民公決中，他會為其提議投上一票。
Having said he wanted a referendum on the latest euro-zone rescue package, he rapidly lost the support of his cabinet and his party.
在表示他需要一個對于最新歐元區急救計劃的公民復決投票之后，他就迅速失去了其內閣以及政黨的支持。
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum.
由于政府拒絕舉行公民投票表決，許多人都覺得上當受騙。
Do not think of it as something utopian, something that electorates have to approve in a referendum.
別把它當作不切實際、或是必須經過選民公投通過的事情。
Rebel MPs from his own Conservative party want to force a national referendum on whether to leave the European Union altogether.
英國保守黨本身唱反調的議員們要求就是否要完全脫離歐盟一事，舉行全民公決。
Now, struggling to stay in office, Mr. Samak's referendum plan appears to be one of his last remaining gambits.
現在看來，正為保住總理職位而苦苦努力的沙馬將全民公決當作了最后一根救命稻草。
The outcome of the referendum will reveal by how much.
公民投票的結果將會揭露到底能糾正多少。
Lawmakers close to Mr. Venizelos came out against Mr. Papandreou. His referendum and his majority were history. He resigned days later.
與韋尼澤洛斯過從甚密的議員站出來反對帕潘德里歐。他的公投和他的多數黨地位都成了歷史。幾天后，他辭去了職務。
The preliminary results came as tallies from last week referendum began to be posted outside polling stations in southern Sudan.
隨著上周全民公決的清點計票數字開始在蘇丹南部的投票站外張貼出來，初步的點票結果隨之揭曉。
The turnout in the referendum in the German capital was too low and of those who took part, the majority voted against the proposal.
出現在德國首都公民投票現場的人數太少了并且那些參與投票的人當中大多數對此提議投了反對票。
Staging a referendum less than a year after the brutal crushing of popular dissent could yet backfire, though.
然而，在對大眾的異議殘酷鎮壓不到一年之后就策劃一場公投可能會有反作用。
AMERICA'S mid-term elections are turning into a referendum on the role of the state, and George Bush junior's tax cuts are the litmus test.
美國中期選舉正在演變成為一場關于國家職能的全民公決，小布什的減稅政策成為了試金石。
The moment Mr Gaddafi leaves, a "roadmap" for free elections and a constitutional referendum would take effect.
卡扎菲一離開，自由選舉和憲法公投的“路線圖”將啟動。
Greece's European partners were not just furious that they had not been consulted about the now abandoned referendum.
希臘的歐洲伙伴對該國在公投問題上沒有征求他們的意見不僅僅是感到惱怒。
More information about the Referendum, the Voting Systems and easy-to-use resources is available here .
有關公民投票，投票系統和易于使用的資源的更多信息可以在這里。
New Jersey is gearing up for another run, and is considering a referendum to make online gambling legal in that state for its own residents.
新澤西州也準備奮力一搏，試圖通過全民公投使該州居民的賭博合法化。
Even the British Conservatives, who have wisely dropped their promise of a referendum on Lisbon, are slowly realising this (see Bagehot).
就連當年明智地放棄就里斯本條約進行全民公投的英國保守黨，也開始意識到了這一點（詳見專欄Bagehot）。
Arguments that the referendum, even if passed, would not amount to a pursuit of name change, frankly, strike us as purely legalistic.
有人聲稱，這項公投，即使通過，也不會等于是要更改名稱。坦率地說，我們認為這完全是法律教條說法。
Missouri will hold a referendum in August on the matter.
密蘇里州將在八月針對這個問題展開公眾投票。
On Tuesday, Mr. Samaras came out against the idea of a referendum and called for elections instead.
周二，薩馬拉斯站出來反對全民公決的提案，并呼吁舉行選舉。
A month ago he called for a jihad against Switzerland to punish it for banning the building of new minarets following a referendum.
一個月以前，針對瑞士他組織了一次討伐異教徒運動，以此來懲罰瑞士經過公民投票對建立新的叫拜樓建設的禁令。
Analysts framed the results as a referendum on the embattled premier, and even Berlusconi's coalition allies lashed out at him.
分析家們認為公投結果使得總理處于四面楚歌的境地，甚至連貝盧斯科尼的聯盟盟友也抨擊他。
Speaking after the poll result was announced, Mr Bashir said: "The referendum in South Sudan will take place on schedule. "
巴希爾在民意調查結果宣布后演講說道：“南方的全民投票將會如期進行。”
