referendum
美 [ˌrefəˈrendəm] 
英 [.refə'rendəm]
词形变化
复数：referendums 复数：referenda 同义词
英汉双解
1. | [c][u] ~ (on sth) 全民投票；全民公决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. 瑞士决定就加入欧盟问题举行全民投票。 |
| The changes were approved by referendum. 全民投票赞同这些变革。 |
英汉解释
n. | 1. (决定政策可否等的)公民表决;投票(权);公民所投的票 |
英英解释
例句
The Germans hope that Mr Brown, like Mr Sarkozy, will be ready to push a new treaty through parliament, without a referendum.
德国人希望布朗能够像法国的萨尔科奇一样，向议会提交新的法案进行表决，而不是进行全民公投。
This draft referendum raises the question of what Taiwan should be called in the international community.
公投草案提出了台湾在国际社会应使用什么名称的问题。
Thus Britain would have to hold a referendum to adopt the single currency or to cede its vetoes over EU foreign policy, for instance.
这么一来，英国不得不就是否使用欧盟统一货币，抑或就是否放弃其对欧盟外交政策的否决权等问题展开公投。
The next election is unlikely to be a referendum on energy policy and much more likely to be about broader economic issues.
下一次选举不太可能是一场能源政策的全民公投，而更可能是关于更广泛的经济问题的。
Rose won his title only a year after Australians had voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to recognise indigenous Australians' rights.
澳大利亚人投票表决承认澳大利亚原著民的权利后，罗斯仅花了一年时间赢得了冠军。
The referendum might have become a protest vote against the long-serving taoiseach.
他说，公投将变成对Ahern长期霸占总理职位的一种示威。
During the Lisbon treaty referendum the European Commission made clear that this was not and would not be under threat.
在《里斯本条约》公投期间，欧盟委员会（EC）明确表示，公司税率没有、也不会受到威胁。
I think your readers will end up feeling deceived by Cameron over the question of a referendum.
在全民公决这个问题上，我认为你的读者最终会感到自己受到了卡梅隆的欺骗。
Legal experts doubt the constitutionality of a referendum to call for a rerun of an election.
法律专家怀疑就重新选举进行全民公决的宪法性。
"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.
塔斯科银行首席经济师斯蒂恩波斯亚表示：“我相信首相不会召开公开表决的，因为反对呼声的风险太高。”
A measure referred to voters by a state legislature proposing that specific legislation be approved or rejected is a referendum.
是指通过州立法机关建议具体立法得到批准或否决而进行的选民投票，称为“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.
比提说，他已经分配了足够的钱用于明年的人口普查和就一部新宪法举行的全民公决，这份新宪法仍在起草之中。
Officials point to another poll finding that, of those who plan to vote in a referendum, 62% favour joining the EU.
官员们指出，在另一份民意测验中，愿意参加公投的人中，有62%的人支持加入欧盟。
It was his first public announcement since voting ended in a week-long referendum on whether southern Sudan should become a separate state.
这是自长达一个周之久的苏丹南部独立公投结束以来，总统首次发表演讲。
Mr Uribe's reaction was characteristically combative. He asked Congress to call a referendum on the legitimacy of his term.
乌里韦总统的反应是他性格使然的杀气腾腾，他要求国会在他的任期举行合法公投。
Early Wednesday morning a government spokesman said the cabinet expressed unanimous support for the prime minister's referendum plan.
周三早间，政府发言人说，内阁对帕潘德里欧的全民公决计划表示一致支持。
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，动摇南方的根基并搅乱民意投票能够削弱任何公认新国家的合法性。
Future British governments would have to be mad to call a referendum on an EU treaty.
未来英国政府如果还对欧盟条约进行公投，那一定是疯了
He said he might include a vote on the proposals in a referendum on Scottish independence he wants to hold next year.
但他很快又眉开眼笑，他说在明年他打算举行的就苏格兰独立的一项全民公决中，他会为其提议投上一票。
Having said he wanted a referendum on the latest euro-zone rescue package, he rapidly lost the support of his cabinet and his party.
在表示他需要一个对于最新欧元区急救计划的公民复决投票之后，他就迅速失去了其内阁以及政党的支持。
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum.
由于政府拒绝举行公民投票表决，许多人都觉得上当受骗。
Do not think of it as something utopian, something that electorates have to approve in a referendum.
别把它当作不切实际、或是必须经过选民公投通过的事情。
Rebel MPs from his own Conservative party want to force a national referendum on whether to leave the European Union altogether.
英国保守党本身唱反调的议员们要求就是否要完全脱离欧盟一事，举行全民公决。
Now, struggling to stay in office, Mr. Samak's referendum plan appears to be one of his last remaining gambits.
现在看来，正为保住总理职位而苦苦努力的沙马将全民公决当作了最后一根救命稻草。
The outcome of the referendum will reveal by how much.
公民投票的结果将会揭露到底能纠正多少。
Lawmakers close to Mr. Venizelos came out against Mr. Papandreou. His referendum and his majority were history. He resigned days later.
与韦尼泽洛斯过从甚密的议员站出来反对帕潘德里欧。他的公投和他的多数党地位都成了历史。几天后，他辞去了职务。
The preliminary results came as tallies from last week referendum began to be posted outside polling stations in southern Sudan.
随着上周全民公决的清点计票数字开始在苏丹南部的投票站外张贴出来，初步的点票结果随之揭晓。
The turnout in the referendum in the German capital was too low and of those who took part, the majority voted against the proposal.
出现在德国首都公民投票现场的人数太少了并且那些参与投票的人当中大多数对此提议投了反对票。
Staging a referendum less than a year after the brutal crushing of popular dissent could yet backfire, though.
然而，在对大众的异议残酷镇压不到一年之后就策划一场公投可能会有反作用。
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.
美国中期选举正在演变成为一场关于国家职能的全民公决，小布什的减税政策成为了试金石。
The moment Mr Gaddafi leaves, a "roadmap" for free elections and a constitutional referendum would take effect.
卡扎菲一离开，自由选举和宪法公投的“路线图”将启动。
Greece's European partners were not just furious that they had not been consulted about the now abandoned referendum.
希腊的欧洲伙伴对该国在公投问题上没有征求他们的意见不仅仅是感到恼怒。
More information about the Referendum, the Voting Systems and easy-to-use resources is available here .
有关公民投票，投票系统和易于使用的资源的更多信息可以在这里。
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.
新泽西州也准备奋力一搏，试图通过全民公投使该州居民的赌博合法化。
Even the British Conservatives, who have wisely dropped their promise of a referendum on Lisbon, are slowly realising this (see Bagehot).
就连当年明智地放弃就里斯本条约进行全民公投的英国保守党，也开始意识到了这一点（详见专栏Bagehot）。
Arguments that the referendum, even if passed, would not amount to a pursuit of name change, frankly, strike us as purely legalistic.
有人声称，这项公投，即使通过，也不会等于是要更改名称。坦率地说，我们认为这完全是法律教条说法。
Missouri will hold a referendum in August on the matter.
密苏里州将在八月针对这个问题展开公众投票。
On Tuesday, Mr. Samaras came out against the idea of a referendum and called for elections instead.
周二，萨马拉斯站出来反对全民公决的提案，并呼吁举行选举。
A month ago he called for a jihad against Switzerland to punish it for banning the building of new minarets following a referendum.
一个月以前，针对瑞士他组织了一次讨伐异教徒运动，以此来惩罚瑞士经过公民投票对建立新的叫拜楼建设的禁令。
Analysts framed the results as a referendum on the embattled premier, and even Berlusconi's coalition allies lashed out at him.
分析家们认为公投结果使得总理处于四面楚歌的境地，甚至连贝卢斯科尼的联盟盟友也抨击他。
Speaking after the poll result was announced, Mr Bashir said: "The referendum in South Sudan will take place on schedule. "
巴希尔在民意调查结果宣布后演讲说道：“南方的全民投票将会如期进行。”
