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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.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
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。
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(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.
例句
I met her in the lobby of the museum.
我在博物馆的前厅遇见了她。