straw poll

My straw poll reveals why: they are frantically filling in questionnaires and participating in online surveys.

而我的非正式民意调查揭示了个中缘由：一份又一份调查问卷和在线调查让他们疲于奔命。

A straw poll of local inhabitants in Mediterranean resorts concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish.

对地中海度假地居民非正式民意调查表明，英国旅游者穿得最差，意大利游客穿得最潇牺。

Three had already withdrawn before Wednesday's straw poll.

其中三人在周三的民意投票前便已退出竞选。

A straw poll of people I've talked to about this research a polarised reaction.

我问了一些人,他们对这项研究的反应两极分化.

A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth.

会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。

Perry finished a disappointing second in a recent straw poll, or test vote, in Florida behind the surprise winner, Georgia businessman Herman Cain.

最近，佛罗里达州举行的探测民意假投票，佩里在投票里排名第二，落后于出人意料的胜利者-乔治亚州商人赫尔曼。凯因。

He placed a distant third in the Iowa straw poll behind a fellow-Minnesotan, Representative Michele Bachmann, and Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.

他在爱奥华州的意向性投票中以明显差距，落后于明尼苏达州的同乡、众议员米歇尔·巴克曼以及来自德克萨斯州的国会议员罗恩·保罗。

I don't think we have to win the straw poll but we do have to show some progress.

我不认为我们必须在这项草根性投票中获胜，但是我们必须表现出某些进展。

The straw poll results indicated that many people oppose the new law.

非正式民调的结果显示有许多人反对这项新法令.

A straw poll only shows which way the hot air blows.

意向性投票不过显示热气吹向何方而已.

The government had wanted to do this to prevent its opponents from repeating a stunt from last year, when they engineered by-elections to improvise a kind of straw poll on democracy itself.

政府想通过这防止反对者重复去年的伎俩，当时反对者们炮制了递补选举，做了一个临时的关于民主本身的民意测验投票。

This year's straw poll was even less illuminating than previous ones.

与往年的意向投票相比,今年的亮点更少得可怜.

His announcement comes as eight existing Republican candidates take part in an unofficial straw poll in Iowa state, which could influence who is eventually chosen to challenge Barack Obama.

在他宣布该决定时，现有的八名共和党候选人在爱荷华州参加了非官方的民意投票测验。这可能会影响谁将最终被选中来挑战奥巴马。

Mrs Bachmann's victory in the straw poll is a boost for her campaign.

巴赫曼夫人在非正式投票中的胜利将大大增加她竞选的筹码。

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin also is visiting Iowa but is not taking part in the straw poll.

前阿拉斯加州州长萨拉。佩林目前也在爱奥华州访问，但她不会参加这次测验民意投票。

Conservatives said this weekend's Values Voter Summit in Washington throw their support to Senator Ted Cruz in a presidential straw poll.

保守党表示，在本周末在华盛顿举行的价值取向选民峰会上，他们在进行总统选举民意测验时对参议员泰德·克鲁兹表示了支持。

A straw poll of people I've talked to about this research reveals a polarised reaction.

我问了一些人对这项研究成果的反应,得到的结果相当分化.

I took a quick straw poll among my colleagues to see how many agreed.

我在同事中很快做了一个民意测验看有多少人赞同。

According to a straw poll in our office, guys tend to like women stunningly beautiful, low maintenance, forgiving, fun and always in the mood to satisfy any sexual needs.

根据我们办公室里的民意调查，男人们喜欢漂亮、好养、包容、有趣、可随时满足性需求。

Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.

就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。

But a straw poll of FTSE 100 executives showed no such concern.

然而，对富时100指数（FTSE100）成分股公司高管的调查却并未显示出这种担忧。

I took a straw poll among my colleagues to find out how many can use chopsticks.

我在同事中做了一个调查,看多少人会用筷子.

The Iowa Straw Poll is an early test of popularity and organizing strength for the crowded field of Republican presidential contenders.

爱奥华州草根投票是对众多角逐共和党总统侯选人的竞争者，作一番民望和组织能力的测验。

Still, participants in a recent straw poll in Florida put Cain in first place.

然而，最近一次佛罗里达州的民意调查显示，凯恩是排在第一位的。

A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth

会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。

The Iowa Straw Poll, as the event is known, effectively kicks off the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year.

这个所谓的爱奥华州草根性的投票，将是众多共和党人竞争该党总统候选人的开始。

But an admittedly unscientific straw poll of a handful of teachers in Shanghai schools found that this was true for them only in their first year.

但对几名上海中小学教师的不科学调查显示，只在他们入校第一年是这样。

Despite low turnout, Mitt Romney says he's happy with his victory in the Iowa Straw Poll.

尽管参加者不多, 米特罗姆尼称他对在爱荷华州公投的胜利很开心.

We took a straw poll of voters outside the polling stations.

我们在投票站外进行了一次非正式投票。

The straw poll is an unreliable predictor of the winner of the Iowa caucuses, let alone the Republican nomination or the presidency.

民意调查对于爱荷华州领导班子的获胜者来说是一个不可信赖的预言，更不用说共和党提名或者总统职务了。