lobbies

英 [ˈlɒbiz]

美 [ˈlɑːbiz]

n.  (公共建筑物进口处的)门厅，前厅，大厅; (英国议会的)民众接待厅; (就某问题企图影响从政者的)游说团体
v.  游说(从政者或政府)
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 向（政府官员、委员会委员等）进行游说（或疏通）
  If youlobbysomeone 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• N-COUNT 游说团体；活动集团
  Alobbyis a group of people who represent a particular organization or campaign, and try to persuade a government or council to help or support them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...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
• N-COUNT （旅馆等大型建筑的）门厅，大厅，大堂
  In a hotel or other large building, thelobbyis the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it.
  1. I met her in the lobby of the museum.
     我在博物馆的前厅遇见了她。

双语例句

• The protectionist lobbies that have wreaked havoc during past economic downturns are weaker or more ambivalent this time round.
  在过去几次经济衰退期间曾造成严重破坏的保护主义游说活动，这次势力有所减弱，或者态度变得更加模棱两可。
• But they deal with well-heeled lobbies every day.
  但是他们每天都要与这些穿着考究的游说人员打交道。
• In the west, regulations have been calibrated and recalibrated over the years after struggles between consumer advocates and business lobbies.
  在西方，经过消费者利益维权者和企业游说团体的长期斗争，规章制度经受了校准与再校准。
• The ground level of towers contain public functions, lobbies and parking entrances.
  塔楼的首层是公共功能、门厅及停车场入口。
• To do this, she has used the sunken lobbies, with their large expanse of glass, to create a surreal image of the cityscape as it passes by.
  为了做到这一点，她设计了下沉的大厅，大厅内采用大面积玻璃，创造了超现实的城市形象。
• In the US, it is not just industry lobbies who complain about a cheap renminbi.
  在美国，抱怨人民币汇率过低的，已不只限于产业游说团体。
• These are also the least upsetting to the interests of powerful lobbies, particularly in finance.
  对于强大的游说集团，特别是在金融行业，这也是对最不会影响到他们利益的做法。
• The Business Roundtable, which lobbies for corporate America, urged both parties to support the legislation.
  代表美国企业游说的商业圆桌会议（BusinessRoundtable）敦促两党支持该法案。
• It should not base its interests on traditional lobbies and pressures.
  它不应将其利益建立在传统的游说和压力基础上。
• Even as they try to shape pending regulations, business lobbies are also looking beyond President Bush.
  即时他们试图完善未觉的规章，商业界的游说团体然希望超越布什总统。