an occasion when a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about something or to say how they are likely to vote in an election （选举前的）非正式民意测验 I took a quick straw poll among my colleagues to see how many agreed. 我随便问了几个同事，看看有多少人同意。 It’s only a straw poll, but it suggests that most people are in favour of stricter regulations. 这只是一个草率的民意测验，但它表明大多数人都赞成更严格的规定。