用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
They went there to poll.他们去那里投选票。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
She polled 98 votes.她获得了98张选票。
They polled the President.他们对总统进行民意测验。
They polled the cattle.他们把这头牛的角切短了。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Almost three-quarters of those who were polled said they opposed the government's policy.被调查的人中有四分之三的人说他们反对政府的政策。

poll, crop, prune, shear, trim
参见crop条。

［词源］＜中古英语polle(人头,人头数)

We're conducting a poll.我们正在进行民意调查。
The latest poll gives the Republicans a 5％ lead.最近的民意调查结果表明共和党领先了五个百分点。
The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。