elect
1.elect to...（不定式）作“决定…”解。例如：At length he elected to try again. 有时用动名词。例如：At length he elected trying again.
2.下面三句意思相同：
- They elected him mayor.
- They elected him to be mayor.
- They elected him to the mayoralty.
很少说They elected him as mayor。
3.elect后面可以接指被选而任职者的词。例如：They are going to elect a new mayor.
4.elect往往用作形容词，用在职务名称的后面，作“新当选而尚未就职的”解。如president-elect, mayor-elect, representative-elect和chairman-elect。
