单词：lobby
vi. 游说议员, 游说
vt. 游说
n. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
考试类型：[六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]
lobby的用法和样例：
例句
- I waited for her in the lobby of theatre yesterday.昨天我在戏院的大厅等她。
- The film star held court in the hotel lobby.这位电影明星在旅馆的大厅里接见了影迷。
- The anti-nuclear lobby is becoming stronger.向议员游说的反核群众声势渐强。
- The group tried to lobby the bill through.这个集团企图通过游说议员通过该项法案。
- Farmers will lobby Congress for higher subsidies.农民将游说国会提高对农业的补贴。
- We should do something to lobby for higher subsidies.我们应做点事情去为增加补助金而游说当权者。
常见句型
- Mary is in the lobby of Grand Hyatt Hotel.玛丽现在在凯悦饭店大厅。
- An agricultural lobby is against a law to allow importing cotton from Egypt.农业界院外集团,反对透过一项允许从埃及进口棉花的法律。
- The clean-air lobby are〔is〕 against the plans for the new factory.空气清洁运动团体反对设立新工厂的计划。
- The ecologists lobbied powerfully on the anti-nuclear issue.生态学家们就反对使用核能问题展开了强有力的游说活动。
- A group of people have been lobbying Members of Parliament to draw their attention to these problems.一群人一直在游说议员,以引起他们对这些问题的注意。
常用短语
- 游说当权者不要通过(某项法案等);通过政治活动、写信等防止(某事) try to persuade people in power not to approve (sth such as a law)lobby against sth
They are actively lobbying against the bill.
他们正在积极游说议员,以阻止通过该项法案。
The cotton farmers from the South lobbied against a law to allow importing cotton from Egypt.
南方的棉农对议员进行游说,反对通过一项准许从埃及进口棉花的法律。
Hunters and other sportsmen have been lobbying against intended changes in the gun laws.
猎人及其他爱好运动的人已采取行动来打消政府修改枪械法的意图。
- 疏通,游说当权者批准(某处法案)或采取(某种活动);试图通过游说或疏通活动获得(某物) try to persuade people in power to approve (sth such as a law) or take (action); try to obtain (sth) by political action, writing letter, etc.lobby for sth
They are actively lobbying for the bill.
他们正在为使议案通过而积极游说议员。
They are lobbying for a reduction in defence spending.
他们正在为减少国防开支而游说议员。
Concerned groups have recently been lobbying for increased government support for the arts.
有关团体近来一直在游说政府,要求加强对文艺界的支持。
- 通过政治活动使(法案等)得以通过 reach or obtain (sth such as a law) by political actionlobby sth ⇔ through
The group tried to lobby the bill through.
这个集团企图施加影响使该项法案得以通过。
In spite of opposition from the other parties, the changes in the law have been lobbied through.
尽管其他党派表示反对,但该法律的修正案还是通过了。
- 通过政治活动使(法案等)得以通过 reach or obtain (sth such as a law) by political actionlobby sth through sth
These businessmen have been lobbying a bill through the Senate.
这些商人一直在游说议员通过该项议案。
词汇搭配
- strong lobby强大的国会外活动团体
- cotton lobby棉花商国会外活动团体
- hotel lobby旅馆的大厅
- union lobby工会国会外活动团体
- in the lobby在门厅内
- to the lobby到休息室
- lobby a bill使该法案得以通过
- lobby actively积极游说
- lobby powerfully强有力地游说
- lobby successfully成功地游说
- lobby through使…得以通过
- lobby for为…游说
经典引文
In the lobby of the officers' club the wives were having a whist drive.
出自：G. MarksteinI chanced to be in the lobby of the theatre between acts.
出自：J. ThurberAbroad, all Access/Visa can do is lobby their international organisations..for a ban.
出自：Which?Write to the papers, organize petitions, lobby relatives, complain to the Governor.
出自：A. Brien
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