up-or-down vote
英汉例句
- Throughout its 216-year history, the Senate has held an up-or-down vote on every Supreme Court nominee with majority Senate support.
在216年的历史中,参议院曾为每一位最高法院提名人举行过超过半数参议员参加的“生-死”投票。
blog.sina.com.cn - And the United States Senate has a duty as well - to give those nominees a fair hearing, and a prompt up-or-down vote on the Senate floor.
美国参议院也有责任就这些提名人选问题举行公平的听证会,并在参议院立即做出表决。
blog.sina.com.cn - And finally, he declared that he wanted to see "an up-or-down vote" in the "next few weeks".
最后,他宣布他希望在未来的几周内他能够确立此法案。 - But when asked whether judicial nominees deserve an up-or-down vote, big majorities say yes.
NPR: In Filibuster Fight, Both Parties Switch Stances - They are worthy of confirmation, and the Senate should give each of them a prompt up-or-down vote.
NPR: Text of Bush's State of the Union Address - Nearly two and a half years after being nominated, Ms. Halligan continues to wait for a simple up-or-down vote.
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