vote

Compared meaning: a way of choosing by voting (noun).

比较义项：投票（表达选择的方式）（名词）。

• vote 本词

  The general, everyday word for expressing a choice; the choice can be made formally (marking a paper) or informally (raising a hand), and 'vote' is also commonly used as a verb.

  vote 是表示表达选择这一行为的通用日常用词，这种选择既可以是正式的（在纸上做记号），也可以是非正式的（举手表示），而且 vote 也常用作动词。

  A show of hands is a quick way to vote on small decisions.

  举手表决是就小事做出选择的一种快捷方式。

• ballot

  Refers specifically to the formal, usually secret paper or system used to record choices in an election; it is mainly a noun and names the physical document or the formal process, not the act of choosing itself.

  ballot 特指选举中用来记录选择的正式、通常匿名的选票或投票制度，它主要用作名词，指的是具体的选票文件或正式流程，而不是选择这一行为本身。

  The city mailed every registered voter an official ballot before election day.

  该市在选举日之前给每位登记选民邮寄了一张正式选票。

Vote is the general word for expressing a choice, formal or informal (like raising a hand), and is used as a verb. Ballot means the formal, usually secret paper or system used in an election; it is mainly a noun for the document or process.

这两个词都表示“投票”，但正式程度和用法不同：vote 泛指表达选择这一行为，可以是正式的，也可以是举手这样非正式的方式，而且 vote 常用作动词；ballot 特指选举中使用的正式、通常匿名的纸质选票或投票制度，强调具体的选票文件和流程。此处不比较 vote 作动词表示“投出一票”的其他搭配用法。