nomination
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(a) [U] nominating or being nominated 提名; 任命.
(b) [C] instance of this 提名; 任命
How many nominations have there been (ie How many people have been nominated) so far? 到现在已提名多少人了?
But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.