vote of confidence

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A vote of confidence is a vote in which members of a group are asked to indicate that they still support the person or group in power, usually the government. (通常指对政府的)信任投票 [usu sing]

  例：

  The Indian prime minister, V.P. Singh, lost a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament.

  印度总理辛格没能通过印度议会的信任投票。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A vote of confidence is something that you say or do that shows that you approve of or support a person or a group. 赞同的表示; 支持的表示 [usu sing]

  例：

  The ten-year deal is a vote of confidence in coal-fired power stations.

  这份10年协议是对燃煤电站的支持。