the straw poll的意思|示意

Consumers, however, are becoming sceptical about whether the company is living up to its Don't be Evil motto - a straw poll anywhere in the country will provide evidence of that growing problem.

然而，消费者却越来越怀疑该公司是否在履行其“不要作恶”的座右铭——一个国内随意的民意测验证明了这个日益严重的问题。

A mere six weeks ago Mrs Bachmann was basking in her own victory in the Ames straw poll in Iowa, only to be eclipsed as soon as Mr Perry made his late eruption into the race.

仅仅六个星期以前巴克曼夫人还浸浴在爱荷华州艾姆斯模拟投票的胜利中，但是在佩里先生迟来的突然宣布参选之后其光芒很快就被遮盖了。

For all the buzz of CPAC, however, the straw poll has never been a reliable guide to ultimate success.

抛开党内的喧嚣，民意调查测验对最终的胜利并没有多大的指导意义。

I don't think we have to win the straw poll but we do have to show some progress.

我不认为我们必须在这项草根性投票中获胜，但是我们必须表现出某些进展。

A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr. Forth.

会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。

But the straw poll does winnow out people like Mr Pawlenty, who staked his campaign on a strong showing.

但是民意调查确实挑选出了一些人，像波伦蒂先生，他把他的竞争赌在有力的表现上。