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lobby n.大厅；民众接待厅；游说议员者v.游说 (1) 昨天我在戏院的大厅等她。(2) 这位电影明星在旅馆的大厅里接见了影迷。(3) 向议员游说的反核群众声势渐强。(4) 这个集团企图通过游说议员通过该项法案。(5) 农民将游说国会提高对农业的补贴。(6) 我们应做点事情去为增加补助金而游说当权者。 You'll find a lot of people hanging around in a lobby — which is basically what it’s there for. A lobby is where you meet your friend at the hotel or catch the elevator for your interview. The idea of the "political lobby group" came from the large entrance halls of the legislature, where people hung around trying to influence the lawmakers. So the next time your class tries to lobby your teacher for extra credit, he can thank the halls of congress.

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英 ['lɒbi] 美 ['lɑːbi] (1) I waited for her in the lobby of theatre yesterday.(2) The film star held court in the hotel lobby.(3) The anti-nuclear lobby is becoming stronger.(4) The group tried to lobby the bill through.(5) Farmers will lobby Congress for higher subsidies.(6) We should do something to lobby for higher subsidies. A lobby is a large waiting room or reception area. If you're waiting for an appointment in a lobby, maybe you'll get lucky and find a good magazine or even a peppermint candy. 1[VERB 动词]向（政府官员、委员会委员等）进行游说（或疏通） If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.   [V n]  [V for/against n]  [V]Carers from all over the UK lobbied Parliament last week to demand a better financial deal...英国各地的家庭看护人员上周向议会游说，要求改善经济待遇。Gun control advocates are lobbying hard for new laws...枪械管制支持者正努力游说通过新法。The union has attacked the plan and threatened to lobby against it...工会不但攻击该计划，而且还扬言要游说议员反对它。It must be terribly frustrating to lobby and get absolutely nowhere.游说未取得一点结果，一定让人非常沮丧。lobbyingThe aid was frozen in June after intense lobbying by conservative Republicans.经保守派共和党人的激烈游说，援助于6月份被冻结。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]游说团体；活动集团 A lobby is a group of people who represent a particular organization or campaign, and try to persuade a government or council to help or support them.   [usu with supp]Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington...农业利益集团是华盛顿最具影响力的游说团体之一。He set up this lobby of independent producers.他组织了这个由独立生产商组成的游说团。...the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, a housing lobby group.民权律师委员会，一个住房政策游说团体3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（旅馆等大型建筑的）门厅，大厅，大堂 In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it. I met her in the lobby of the museum.我在博物馆的前厅遇见了她。

英语单词	lobby
英美音标	英 ['lɒbi] 美 ['lɑːbi]
中文释义	n.大厅；民众接待厅；游说议员者 v.游说
英语例句	(1) I waited for her in the lobby of theatre yesterday. (2) The film star held court in the hotel lobby. (3) The anti-nuclear lobby is becoming stronger. (4) The group tried to lobby the bill through. (5) Farmers will lobby Congress for higher subsidies. (6) We should do something to lobby for higher subsidies.
中文例句	(1) 昨天我在戏院的大厅等她。 (2) 这位电影明星在旅馆的大厅里接见了影迷。 (3) 向议员游说的反核群众声势渐强。 (4) 这个集团企图通过游说议员通过该项法案。 (5) 农民将游说国会提高对农业的补贴。 (6) 我们应做点事情去为增加补助金而游说当权者。
vocabulary简明	A lobby is a large waiting room or reception area. If you're waiting for an appointment in a lobby, maybe you'll get lucky and find a good magazine or even a peppermint candy.
vocabulary扩展	You'll find a lot of people hanging around in a lobby — which is basically what it’s there for. A lobby is where you meet your friend at the hotel or catch the elevator for your interview. The idea of the "political lobby group" came from the large entrance halls of the legislature, where people hung around trying to influence the lawmakers. So the next time your class tries to lobby your teacher for extra credit, he can thank the halls of congress.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]向（政府官员、委员会委员等）进行游说（或疏通） If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done. [V n] [V for/against n] [V] Carers from all over the UK lobbied Parliament last week to demand a better financial deal... 英国各地的家庭看护人员上周向议会游说，要求改善经济待遇。 Gun control advocates are lobbying hard for new laws... 枪械管制支持者正努力游说通过新法。 The union has attacked the plan and threatened to lobby against it... 工会不但攻击该计划，而且还扬言要游说议员反对它。 It must be terribly frustrating to lobby and get absolutely nowhere. 游说未取得一点结果，一定让人非常沮丧。 lobbying The aid was frozen in June after intense lobbying by conservative Republicans. 经保守派共和党人的激烈游说，援助于6月份被冻结。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]游说团体；活动集团 A lobby is a group of people who represent a particular organization or campaign, and try to persuade a government or council to help or support them. [usu with supp] Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington... 农业利益集团是华盛顿最具影响力的游说团体之一。 He set up this lobby of independent producers. 他组织了这个由独立生产商组成的游说团。 ...the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, a housing lobby group. 民权律师委员会，一个住房政策游说团体 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（旅馆等大型建筑的）门厅，大厅，大堂 In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it. I met her in the lobby of the museum. 我在博物馆的前厅遇见了她。

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