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Counsel   [V N Give Dog Lawyer Advice Eating

英语单词 counsel
英美音标 ['kauns(ə)l]
中文释义 n.讨论,商议,辩护律师
vt.劝告,忠告
vocab简明 When you give counsel or counsel someone, you give advice. If your neighbor is suing you because your dog keeps eating his begonias, you might seek the counsel of a dog trainer or, if that doesn't work, a lawyer.
vocab扩展 You can get professional counsel — from a minister or psychiatrist or someone else trained in counseling — or you can get counsel from anyone you trust. You can ask your stylish friend to counsel you on your hairstyle, or you could write to Dear Abby for counsel on your lovelife. Counsel is also what you call a lawyer who represents you in court. In your begonia-eating dog case, your lawyer would be counsel for the defense.
真题原句 Every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the Indiana Department of Mental Health.
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in AM, use 美国英语用 counseling, counseled
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]劝告,忠告;建议 Counsel is advice.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He had always been able to count on her wise counsel...

    他总能从她那里得到明智的建议。

  • His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him.

    教区居民征询他的建议并且爱戴着他。

2
[VERB 动词]建议,劝告(做 …) If you counsel someone to take a course of action, or if you counsel a course of action, you advise that course of action.
  [V n to-inf]
  [V n]
  [Also V with quote]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • My advisers counselled me to do nothing...

    顾问们建议我什么也不要做。

  • The prime minister was right to counsel caution about military intervention.

    首相提出进行军事干预要慎重,这是很正确的。

3
[VERB 动词]给…提供建议 If you counsel people, you give them advice about their problems.
  [V n]
  [V n on n]
  [Also V on n]
  • ...a psychologist who counsels people with eating disorders...

    为饮食失调症患者提供建议的心理学家

  • Crawford counsels her on all aspects of her career.

    克劳福德为她的职业生涯提供全方位建议。

4
[N-COUNT 可数名词]律师 Someone's counsel is the lawyer who gives them advice on a legal case and speaks on their behalf in court.
  [oft supp N]
  • Singleton's counsel said after the trial that he would appeal...

    审判结束后,辛格尔顿的律师表示他将会上诉。

  • The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.

    被告辩护律师强烈建议法官应该休庭。

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[PHRASE 短语]将自己的意见保密;不暴露自己的意图 If you keep your own counsel, you keep quiet about your opinions or intentions.
  [V inflects]
  • Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel.

    古斯科特很少发表意见,他更喜欢把自己的看法埋在心里。

来源 2006.5

Tags: 单词::2006

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