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DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔by-election〕A special election held between general elections to fill a vacancy, as for a parliamentary seat.补缺选举，特别选举：在常规选举间隙为填补空缺而进行的特别的选举，如在竞选议会席位时美国传统The party's ambitions have been rather deflated by the two recent by-election defeats.这个政党的野心由于受到最近两次特别选举的失败的打击而减小了不少。剑桥国际 |