Referendum
[ ,rɛfə'rɛndəm ]
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n. 公民投票;外交官请示书;全民公决;请示书;
💡 词根助记
re再次+fer带来，拿来+endum表名词→提出候选人→公民投票选举
📝 例句
Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
爱尔兰决定就离婚问题进行全民投票。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
referendum
n
(pl ~s) [C, U]
referring of a political issue to a general vote by all the people of a country for a decision; vote thus taken 全民投票（以表决某政治问题）; 全民投的票
hold a referendum on ending conscription 就结束徵兵问题举行全民投票
settle a national issue by referendum 以全民投票来解决一项国家大事. Cf 参看 plebiscite.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,refә'rendәm]n. 公民复决, 请示书【法】 公民投票, 公民投票权, 复决
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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I took out a government loan to pay for college.
我靠政府贷款上的大学。
What's the price of that electric iron?
那个电熨斗的价格是多少？
Happy birthday! said the twins, and gave her a big red box.
“生日快乐！”双胞姐妹说，并将一个大红盒子送给了她。