() [] to ask people about sth in order to find out what they think about it调查（民意）；征求（意见）◆The market research team has been canvassing young people about their attitudes to computers.市场调研小组一直在调查年轻人对计算机的看法。 [] to try and get support from a group of people努力争取（支持）◆The management have been canvassing support for the merger among shareholders.管理层一直在寻求股东支持合并。 [] to discuss an idea thoroughly详细讨论◆The proposal is currently being canvassed.目前人们正在详细讨论这一提案。▸ˈcanvass
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[] ◆to carry out a canvass彻底检查；向…拉票或拉生意▸ˈcanvassing