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lobby

英  [ˈlɒbi]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • lobbies

    1. [C 可数名词] 游说团体

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington.

    农业利益集团是华盛顿最有影响力的游说团体之一。

    2. [C 可数名词] 大厅

    In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I met her in the lobby of the museum.

    我在博物馆大厅遇到了她。

    VERB. 动词

  • lobbies , lobbying , lobbied

    1. [I 不及物动词] 游说

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    The Wilderness Society lobbied Congress to authorize the Endangered Species Act.

    荒野协会游说国会批准《濒危物种法》。

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