on behalf of somebody

(also in behalf of somebody American EnglishAmE)

a) REPRESENTinstead of someone, or as their representative 代表某人

She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her behalf.

她请医生代她同她父母谈谈。

On behalf of everyone here, may I wish you a very happy retirement.

请允许我代表在座的各位祝你退休后生活愉快。

b) BECAUSEbecause of or for someone 因为某人；为了某人

Oh, don’t go to any trouble on my behalf.

噢，不要为我费事。

Examples from the Corpus

on behalf of somebody• It was an old skill, employed in times past to protect herself and now honorably exercised on behalf of another.• With Ickes lobbying furiously on behalf of the Bureau, how-ever, the full Congress refused to go along.• The court struck down limits on expenditures by candidates themselves, or those made independently on behalf of candidates.• A class-action lawsuit on behalf of the men and their survivors was settled in 1974.• A trader placed bets in the markets on behalf of Salomon Brothers.• The latter speak out on behalf of the poor, women, our fellow creatures and the environment.• Mildred Pierce slaves on behalf of her child, and the ungrateful kid ends up seducing her husband!

→ on behalf of somebody at behalf(1)

单词	on behalf of somebody
释义	on behalf of somebody on behalf of somebody (also in behalf of somebody American EnglishAmE) a) REPRESENTinstead of someone, or as their representative 代表某人 She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her behalf. 她请医生代她同她父母谈谈。 On behalf of everyone here, may I wish you a very happy retirement. 请允许我代表在座的各位祝你退休后生活愉快。 b) BECAUSEbecause of or for someone 因为某人；为了某人 Oh, don’t go to any trouble on my behalf. 噢，不要为我费事。 Examples from the Corpus on behalf of somebody• It was an old skill, employed in times past to protect herself and now honorably exercised on behalf of another.• With Ickes lobbying furiously on behalf of the Bureau, how-ever, the full Congress refused to go along.• The court struck down limits on expenditures by candidates themselves, or those made independently on behalf of candidates.• A class-action lawsuit on behalf of the men and their survivors was settled in 1974.• A trader placed bets in the markets on behalf of Salomon Brothers.• The latter speak out on behalf of the poor, women, our fellow creatures and the environment.• Mildred Pierce slaves on behalf of her child, and the ungrateful kid ends up seducing her husband! → on behalf of somebody at behalf(1)
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