elect
verb
adj
ɪˈlekt
verb
1
to
choose
someone
for
an
official
position
by
voting
选举，推选
the
country’s
first
democratically
elected
government
该国第一个民主选举产生的政府
a
new
method
for
electing
the
leader
of
the
party
选举该党领袖的新方法
elect
sb
to
sth
He
was
elected
to
a
US
state
governorship.
他被选为美国的一个州长。
elect
sb
(as)
president/leader/mayor
etc
In
1768,
John
Wilkes
was
elected
as
their
Member
of
Parliament.
1768 年，约翰．威尔克斯当选议会议员。
2
elect to do sth
to
choose
to
do
something
[正式] 选择做某事
formal
You
can
elect
to
delete
the
message
or
save
it.
你可以选择删除或者保存信息。
adj
3
president-elect/governor-elect/prime minister-elect etc
the
person
who
has
been
elected
as
president
etc,
but
who
has
not
yet
officially
started
their
job
候任 （已当选尚未就任的 ）总统/州长/首相等