单词 | lobby |
释义 | lobby['lɒbi]n. 大厅, 休息室, 游说议员者vi. 游说议员, 游说vt. 游说【法】 休息室, 下议院民众接待室, 院外活动集团 lobby lob.by AHD: [l¼b“¶] D.J. [6lKbi8]K.K. [6l$bi]n.(名词) 【复数】 lob.bies 1. A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building, such as a hotel or theater.门厅:靠接旅馆或剧院等建筑入口处的大厅、门厅或休息室2. A public room next to the assembly chamber of a legislative body.休息室:立法机构集会大厅边上的公共活动室3. A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause:游说团:为了某特定目标而努力影响立法者或其他官员的一群人:the banking lobby; the labor lobby.银行游说团;劳工游说团v.(动词) lob.bied,lob.by.ing,lob.bies v.intr.(不及物动词)To try to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause:游说:为了支持或抵制某项特定目标而努力影响立法者或其他官员的想法:lobbying for stronger environmental safeguards; lobbied against the proliferation of nuclear arms.为加强环境保护而游说;反对核武器扩散而游说v.tr.(及物动词)1. To try to influence public officials on behalf of or against (proposed legislation, for example):游说:为支持或反对…(如立法提案)而试图影响官员:lobbied the bill through Congress; lobbied the bill to a negative vote.游说国会通过提案;游说否决提案2. To try to influence (an official) to take a desired action.陈情:试图努力影响(官员)采取有利行动语源:1. Medieval Latin lobia [monastic cloister] 中世纪拉丁语 lobia [修道院] 2. [of Germanic origin] [源于日耳曼语] 继承用法:lob“byer 或 n.(名词)lob“byist lob“byism n.(名词) |
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