vote down something
常見例句
- He holds three degrees from Harvard University (something he plays down, since it makes people less likely to vote for him) and worked as an economist before earning a fortune in telecoms and law.
他在哈佛大學(xué)獲得了三個學(xué)位（他輕描淡寫了一些東西，因?yàn)檫@些東西會讓選民更不愿選他）并且在電信和法律行業(yè)獲得機(jī)會之前是個經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家。 - The Liberals, the main opposition, were so stumped for something to quibble with in the budget that they decided not to vote it down, which at least spares Canadians a third general election in just over four years.
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