首页英语词典canvasscanvass英英释意

canvass

英['kænvəs] 美['kænvəs]
  • vt. 细究;彻底检查;向…拉票或拉生意
  • vi. 游说;拉选票
  • n. 讨论;细查;劝诱

英英释意


1. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account;
"the crowded canvas of history"
"the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
2. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
3. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
4. a tent made of canvas
5. an oil painting on canvas
6. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete;
"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
7. heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)