n. 细查, 讨论, 游说

vt. 彻底检查, 向...拉票或拉生意, 讨论

vi. 游说

[经] 兜销, 民意调查

Canvass \Can"vass\, n.
1. Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a
canvass of votes. --Bacon.

2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.

3. Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to
obtain votes, subscribers, etc.

No previous canvass was made for me. --Burke.


Canvass \Can"vass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously,
to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See
{Canvas}, n.]
1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize;
as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a
district with reference to its probable vote.

I have made careful search on all hands, and
canvassed the matter with all possible diligence.
--Woodward.

2. To examine by discussion; to debate.

An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. --Sir
W. Hamilton.

3. To go through, with personal solicitation or public
addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass
a city for subscriptions.


Canvass \Can"vass\, v. i.
To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing
a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to
canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity;
-- commonly followed by for.