elect
verb [ T ] uk/iˈlekt/ us/iˈlekt/
B2 选举，推选
to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting
The President is elected for a four-year term of office. 总统任期四年。
[ + as + noun ] We elected him as our representative. 我们选他当代表。
[ + noun ] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors. 她被选为董事会主席。
[ + to infinitive ] The group elected one of their members to be their spokesperson. 该团体选出了他们的一名成员代表他们发言。
elect to do somethingformal 选择做…
to choose to do a particular thing
She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location. 她不想搬去新的工作地点，就选择了提前退休。
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- She was elected as leader of the campaign group.
- He was elected in the normal manner.
- He was elected as party leader in 2010.
- Representatives were elected by ballot.
- Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.
elect
noun [ plural ] uk/iˈlekt/ us/iˈlekt/
the electformal （《圣经》中所称的）上帝的选民
in the Bible, people who are chosen by God
humorous特权集团;特殊阶层
any group of people who have been specially chosen for their particular qualities
elect
adjective [ after noun ] uk/iˈlekt/ us/iˈlekt/
president elect, prime minister elect, etc. 候任总统／首相等
the person who has been voted to be president, prime minister, etc. but has not yet started work
The president elect has been preparing to take office in January. 候任总统一直在为一月份的就职做准备。
Compare: designate verb