Definition of counsel in English:

counsel

nounPlural counsels ˈkaʊns(ə)lˈkaʊnsəl

1mass noun Advice, especially that given formally.
（尤指正式的）建议；忠告
with wise counsel a couple can buy a home that will be appreciating in value
count noun for the public, simple counsels of more patience are not enough
Example sentencesExamples
- If you seek counsel of other kinds, I will be perfectly glad to help in any way that I can.
- To the spiritually minded he was rich in wise counsels.
- You'd be smart, however, to seek expert counsel before committing to a long-term payment plan.
- Sometimes it is better to seek counsel from a stranger.
- As for the European Union, the situation is really bad, though wiser counsels may prevail in the next week or so.
- I am sure that in the time he remains a member of this House he will, if you seek it, offer counsel.
- He would make himself available at any time of day or night to anyone seeking his help or counsel.
- Some bishops will increasingly seek and rely on counsel in these matters, but whether they ask for it from those offering to give it remains to be seen.
- He sought counsel on how to do improvisational comedy.
- For a small fee, punters can seek out my counsel on these matters and I will gladly offer my expertise!
- In fact, this is only one of many wise counsels to the cautious buyer who fears being landed with a freshly minted or happily married antique.
- Did you seek counsel from other business leaders as to how to deal with the downturn?
- It is crucial that facility executives seek counsel to address specific questions of liability.
- They were sought for counsel as to the timing for a party's movement.
- It is a pity that he died at an age when he could have been a rich source of consultancy and counsel to the youthful leaders of this country.
- But common misconceptions about financial planners prevent many from seeking their counsel.
- Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay?
- One knows not to question the wisdom of the Delphic seers, those voices of prescience whose cryptic counsels were so poorly interpreted by their clientele.
- Forced to live a life on the run, he seeks counsel from an old mystic, who explains that his actions have spawned an immortal incarnation of Fate, known as the Dahaka.
- Civilians hang on their every utterance, politicians seek their counsel, and party-givers stroke them.
Synonyms
advice, guidance, direction, instruction, information, enlightenment
recommendations, suggestions, hints, tips, pointers, guidelines, ideas, opinions, views, facts, data
warning, admonition, caution
1. 1.1archaic Consultation, especially to seek or give advice.
  〈古〉咨询；磋商
  he took much counsel with him
  Synonyms
  conference, consultation, discussion, deliberation, dialogue, conversation
  talks, negotiations
  formal confabulation
2A barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case.
律师；法律顾问
the counsel for the defence
被告律师。
Example sentencesExamples
- He claimed he could never consult with his counsel privately without a correctional services official being present and that they insisted on reading privileged documents.
- The committee counsels are scheduled to testify at the morning session, and it's standard practice for Congressional committees to hear from their counsels before taking testimony from outside witnesses.
- No doubt, all counsel seek to enter a caveat of the kind just entered.
- Our clients therefore intend to appear before the court on Monday through counsel to seek an order that the application be dismissed with costs.
- As a result, our legal counsel advised us to collect an original, signed waiver with each membership application or renewal.
- He obviously would have consulted with counsel and they would have told them not to destroy any evidence, first of all, because he'd make matters worse.
- In other words, the efforts of the defence counsel on a partial indemnity basis are justified.
- We order a representation order for leading counsel, junior counsel and a solicitor for the retrial.
- Lead counsels are also the ones who build the team by recruiting people for each aspect of the case.
- Defence counsel and the accused waive this date for jury selection and trial.
- However, the apex court has not given any date on hearing the matter so far, according to counsels here.
- Defence counsel replied that he would be calling evidence to the contrary in regard to that charge.
- As I said before, the defence counsel's submission was legally correct, and his Honour should not have told the jury to put it to one side.
- No company in its right mind sends out a prospectus or press release without getting its counsel to do some legal vetting first.
- I have still to consult with counsel in this matter, my Lord.
- I have reduced junior counsels ' fees since it is my view that the time spent in preparation for the motion and the Bill of Costs was excessive and no doubt this was due, at least partly, to inexperience in dealing with estate matters.
- Your role as a defence counsel is to fearlessly advocate for the person you are representing.
- We are told that the defence counsel was dismissed or did not see the trial through and that a solicitor had to do the best he could in the circumstances.
- It was taken at trial in the sense that the learned judge was asked by defence counsel for a special verdict to be considered.
- Indisputably an appellant solicitor or counsel can conduct his own appeal.
Synonyms
barrister, lawyer, counsellor, legal practitioner
North American attorney
North American &amp Irish counsellor-at-law
Scottish Law advocate
informal brief

verbcounselled, counselling, counsels, counseled, counseling ˈkaʊns(ə)lˈkaʊnsəl

[with object]

1Give advice to (someone)
劝告；建议
careers officers should counsel young people in making their career decisions
with object and infinitive he was counselled by his supporters to return to Germany
他的支持者劝他回德国。
Example sentencesExamples
- Just try and explain to an outsider what it is you really do in the part of your job where you directly counsel kids.
- I can't even remember what advice I was seeking from him but he did counsel me over the phone (for whatever it was) and then promised to visit me.
- But obviously, I would counsel her, and talk to her, and support her on whatever decision she'd make.
- They observe and mentor the students, provide them feedback, counsel them, and assist them with their professional and personal development.
- Workers should be counseled about personal hygiene, and management personnel should be advised about proper handwashing agents.
- I had to be the strong point within this group of people, and help counsel them.
- I would expect police officers to counsel the drivers on what is to be acquired.
- It's time to stop counselling these young people, and to start challenging them instead.
- Company executives should counsel their marketing professionals to underpromise and overdeliver.
- Maybe in an effort to offer people something tangible to do, he counselled citizens to prepare for the worst and ensure that every home had its own personal preparedness plan.
- It would also help to counsel families on making informed decisions about their educational choices.
- Lee spends a lot of time counseling young people, encouraging them to build strong foundations not just in the gym, but in all aspects of life.
- He spends many hours weekly counseling young people about their future, and teaching a marriage class.
- Another frequent recommendation counsels scientists to set up collaborations with groups of scientists at different institutions.
- It is easy to give advice, but I find it very difficult to counsel these kids as to how to go about getting out of trouble.
- The chair has to counsel the president on the timing and presentation of information for the board.
- In these new circumstances, he has counselled writers and intellectuals to be cautious.
- It is not desirable, but while not condoning the behaviour you try and counsel her and direct her to the parents.
- I believe he will do as the law instructs him to and we will certainly counsel him to obey the law.
- In fact, she was counseled to remove her ear hoop for the forum, but she refused.
1. 1.1 Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems.
  he was being counselled for depression
  他因忧郁而在接受心理咨询。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She is the staff psychologist who counsels patients in many areas including changes in family dynamics and grief brought on by cancer.
  I am not aware of different psychological therapies besides counseling both the patient and the partner.
  The woman sitting next to me had counseled children facing severe emotional and physical abuse for 20 years.
  Now these offenders, the vast majority of them men, pose peculiar dilemmas for the professionals counselling them.
  She is a Sydney-based consultant psychologist who has counselled many people who have been caught up in bank robberies.
  They counselled me and suggested I be involved in a support group.
  For now, clinicians need to use caution in interpreting available information and in counseling their patients.
  She now wants to use her qualifications to be able to counsel other people who suffer with clinical depression.
  I hope, as head of the foundation, to raise £1m in funding, which will be used to pay for the dedicated team of people who counsel the children who need help.
  Nine psychologists, some of whom have counselled the women, are prepared to give evidence of the emotional and personal damage inflicted on the two officials.
  It's important to educate and counsel women about genetic information and cancer risk.
  She estimated that she's counselled about 400 people, almost all of them women, since founding the organisation.
  If professionals fail to counsel patients in the way recognized by their peers as appropriate they may be negligent.
  With this information, health professionals at the point of diagnosis can actually counsel families and the patients about what will happen to them.
  He volunteers two days of his time a week, counselling clients on a one-to-one basis and facilitating group psychotherapy and healing sessions.
  Health professionals also have a role in counseling patients about safe and effective weight loss and weight maintenance programs.
  Dozens of psychologists and social workers were on hand to counsel students in distress.
  Beyond counseling families, the residents are also helping professionals working with families.
  His wife is a psychologist who counsels cancer patients for a living.
  The psychologists at the camp have also come forward to counsel the students and their parents over the next two days.
2. 1.2 Recommend (a course of action)
  建议（一种做法）
  the athlete's coach counselled caution
  这个运动员的教练建议要谨慎。
  Example sentencesExamples
  My father had been the only family member to counsel personal happiness over ancestral duty.
  While the big oil companies continue to counsel caution, analysts believe they will take a more liberal view if prices remain strong for any significant period.
  He counselled caution from the beginning, using much the same arguments he had four years previously.
  He knows to counsel caution more than anybody.
  Of course, he did not counsel indifference, let alone abstention, from the economic struggles of the working class.
  The national development agency's study, which counselled caution, examined housing prices in 35 cities and urged authorities to prevent developing price distortions.
  In fact, commanders counselled caution and warned that hasty judgements by the media would be premature!
  Others, more hopeful, counselled patience and resolve.
  But he counsels caution, and insists that patients should be able to make a free and informed decision before undergoing the treatment.
  Although no one questions the statistical rigour of the Michigan survey, or of its equivalents elsewhere in the world, experts counsel caution when jumping to economic conclusions.
  He is only the latest to have counselled caution.
  And I would prefer that patience be counseled and that the process take its course.
  "You don't want to get rusty, " she counseled sagely.
  At most it counsels caution, prudence and a little more scepticism.
  At one level, he is wise to counsel caution when it comes to generalizing about which side of the political debate is religious.
  While they continue to counsel caution and bipartisanship on the part of Democrats, other senators are leaping into action.
  These are not reasons for inaction but they counsel caution and careful planning.
  It is not surprising that he has already counselled caution about the chances of resuming the constitutional talks.
  Her style of investigation is practical, and she counsels caution when deducing daily life from what has been found in tombs.
  But there are some serious - though hard to quantify - risks that counsel caution.
  Synonyms
  advise, guide, direct, recommend, encourage, entreat, urge, warn, admonish, caution
  give guidance to, give direction to, give one's opinion to, give one's suggestions to

Phrases

a counsel of despair

An action to be taken when all else fails.
一切都失败后采取的行动
not to build because we are short of doctors would be a counsel of despair
Example sentencesExamples
- "I think this is a counsel of despair, " he said.
- This is a counsel of despair that does not convince.
- It is a counsel of despair to believe that serious journalism is incapable of being popular journalism.
- The retreat into philosophy is, however, a negative response to this situation; it is a counsel of despair in the face of a hostile world.
- So shall we project our own cramped and gloomy worldview on to those who are most sensitive to counsels of despair?
- That is not a counsel of despair, just a measure of the complexity of the task, which requires at least the sorts of skills and long-term commitment needed to master a language and culture.
- And yet this essay does not set out to be a counsel of despair.
- Allowing the two sides to fight until exhaustion is a counsel of despair.
- This is a counsel of despair at what is the most promising moment for political accommodation I can recall.
- To impose a tie-up scheme would be a counsel of despair and an admission that the system has completely failed.

a counsel of perfection

Advice that is ideal but not feasible.
理想而不切实际的劝告
while it may be a counsel of perfection, it must be advisable for the insurer to attempt to investigate each claim
Example sentencesExamples
- That said, courts must avoid using such power to look over the shoulder of business as a counsel of perfection.
- Adjudication is not and cannot be a counsel of perfection.
- I must not judge his acts or omissions by the standards of a counsel of perfection, nor yet with the benefit of hindsight.
- ‘It is important that the obligation to take into consideration all relevant considerations is not converted into a counsel of perfection for planning officers' reports’.
- But this, I think, is rather a counsel of perfection than a reason for leaving the purchaser entirely at the mercy of the vendor.
- If anybody was engaged in a counsel of perfection, it was this Inspector.
- Although it may be a counsel of perfection, true stress and strain could provide a more accurate picture of what is happening.
- It gives sound advice, but it is a counsel of perfection.
- I think it is a counsel of perfection to say that he ought to have seen and reacted the very second she stepped off the kerb.

keep one's own counsel

Say nothing about what one thinks or plans.
对所信（或所知、所计划）之事闭口不提
she doubted what he said but kept her own counsel
她对他的话感到疑惑，但却不说出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- Since he left the government in 2003 he has kept his own counsel, but was obviously unhappy about his treatment by his protégé.
- ‘I have kept my own counsel but we know what we would do,’ he told the BBC last week.
- My father should have been happier, and perhaps he was; he kept his own counsel about happiness.
- Those without mistresses kept their own counsel.
- Taunted by the Prime Minister on the one hand, and assailed by the left of his own party on the other, he has so far kept his own counsel.
- He kept his own counsel as an artist and, sitting at his work clad in a distinctive tweed suit, he largely ignored the enthusiastic audiences that would gather to watch him paint.
- He kept his own counsel, did not appear to let the speculation affect him in any way and, ultimately, secured his dream move to Liverpool.
- He is a contradiction: he makes grand, philosophical speeches, but keeps his own counsel.
- There is, after all, something to be said for keeping one's own counsel.
- Equally, I have kept my own counsel on promises that weren't kept to me at my first three clubs.

take counsel

Discuss a problem.
商量问题；商讨问题
the party leader and chairman took counsel together
政党领导和主席共同商讨问题。
Example sentencesExamples
- A running back in his first year at Ohio State University, he has been taking counsel on the prospect of overturning the league regulations to earn himself a fast-track pass towards millionaire status.
- We looked at those issues, listened to the advice, took counsel from civil libertarians - who raised some legitimate issues - and looked at how this legislation ties in with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act.
- The Commander sat at a round table with the heads of the five departments, all men, taking counsel with them.
- Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, in the 1830s, that the great constitutive power of the American republic was its town councils and rural communities, in which small assemblies of citizens took counsel for their immediate good.
- And let him also take counsel with his spirit and grasp with his mind still greater ability.
- I hope we can use the time between now and then to reflect, to pray, to consult and to take counsel.
- Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as the means whereby the great human family can live in peace.
- I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude - and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating.
- As long as you're not going off on a solo run and you consult and take counsel by speaking to other players and people, then you can make a decision on what direction to take.
- She says the party has drifted away from roots over past 10 years with the leaders taking counsel from personal advisers and consultants instead of the party itself.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium 'consultation, advice', related to consulere (see consult). Compare with council.

Rhymes

council, groundsel

Definition of counsel in US English:

counsel

nounˈkounsəlˈkaʊnsəl

1Advice, especially that given formally.
（尤指正式的）建议；忠告
Example sentencesExamples
- As for the European Union, the situation is really bad, though wiser counsels may prevail in the next week or so.
- He would make himself available at any time of day or night to anyone seeking his help or counsel.
- Some bishops will increasingly seek and rely on counsel in these matters, but whether they ask for it from those offering to give it remains to be seen.
- Did you seek counsel from other business leaders as to how to deal with the downturn?
- If you seek counsel of other kinds, I will be perfectly glad to help in any way that I can.
- Civilians hang on their every utterance, politicians seek their counsel, and party-givers stroke them.
- Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay?
- To the spiritually minded he was rich in wise counsels.
- For a small fee, punters can seek out my counsel on these matters and I will gladly offer my expertise!
- You'd be smart, however, to seek expert counsel before committing to a long-term payment plan.
- In fact, this is only one of many wise counsels to the cautious buyer who fears being landed with a freshly minted or happily married antique.
- But common misconceptions about financial planners prevent many from seeking their counsel.
- They were sought for counsel as to the timing for a party's movement.
- Forced to live a life on the run, he seeks counsel from an old mystic, who explains that his actions have spawned an immortal incarnation of Fate, known as the Dahaka.
- One knows not to question the wisdom of the Delphic seers, those voices of prescience whose cryptic counsels were so poorly interpreted by their clientele.
- He sought counsel on how to do improvisational comedy.
- It is crucial that facility executives seek counsel to address specific questions of liability.
- I am sure that in the time he remains a member of this House he will, if you seek it, offer counsel.
- It is a pity that he died at an age when he could have been a rich source of consultancy and counsel to the youthful leaders of this country.
- Sometimes it is better to seek counsel from a stranger.
Synonyms
advice, guidance, direction, instruction, information, enlightenment
1. 1.1archaic Consultation, especially to seek or give advice.
  〈古〉咨询；磋商
  Synonyms
  conference, consultation, discussion, deliberation, dialogue, conversation
2The lawyer or lawyers conducting a case.
the counsel for the defense
被告律师。
Example sentencesExamples
- In other words, the efforts of the defence counsel on a partial indemnity basis are justified.
- As a result, our legal counsel advised us to collect an original, signed waiver with each membership application or renewal.
- The committee counsels are scheduled to testify at the morning session, and it's standard practice for Congressional committees to hear from their counsels before taking testimony from outside witnesses.
- He obviously would have consulted with counsel and they would have told them not to destroy any evidence, first of all, because he'd make matters worse.
- We are told that the defence counsel was dismissed or did not see the trial through and that a solicitor had to do the best he could in the circumstances.
- No company in its right mind sends out a prospectus or press release without getting its counsel to do some legal vetting first.
- Defence counsel replied that he would be calling evidence to the contrary in regard to that charge.
- As I said before, the defence counsel's submission was legally correct, and his Honour should not have told the jury to put it to one side.
- Your role as a defence counsel is to fearlessly advocate for the person you are representing.
- Lead counsels are also the ones who build the team by recruiting people for each aspect of the case.
- Indisputably an appellant solicitor or counsel can conduct his own appeal.
- He claimed he could never consult with his counsel privately without a correctional services official being present and that they insisted on reading privileged documents.
- I have still to consult with counsel in this matter, my Lord.
- It was taken at trial in the sense that the learned judge was asked by defence counsel for a special verdict to be considered.
- I have reduced junior counsels ' fees since it is my view that the time spent in preparation for the motion and the Bill of Costs was excessive and no doubt this was due, at least partly, to inexperience in dealing with estate matters.
- Defence counsel and the accused waive this date for jury selection and trial.
- No doubt, all counsel seek to enter a caveat of the kind just entered.
- We order a representation order for leading counsel, junior counsel and a solicitor for the retrial.
- However, the apex court has not given any date on hearing the matter so far, according to counsels here.
- Our clients therefore intend to appear before the court on Monday through counsel to seek an order that the application be dismissed with costs.
Synonyms
barrister, lawyer, counsellor, legal practitioner

verbˈkounsəlˈkaʊnsəl

[with object]

1Give advice to (someone)
劝告；建议
with object and infinitive he was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany
他的支持者劝他回德国。
Example sentencesExamples
- Company executives should counsel their marketing professionals to underpromise and overdeliver.
- But obviously, I would counsel her, and talk to her, and support her on whatever decision she'd make.
- It's time to stop counselling these young people, and to start challenging them instead.
- Workers should be counseled about personal hygiene, and management personnel should be advised about proper handwashing agents.
- I can't even remember what advice I was seeking from him but he did counsel me over the phone (for whatever it was) and then promised to visit me.
- I believe he will do as the law instructs him to and we will certainly counsel him to obey the law.
- I had to be the strong point within this group of people, and help counsel them.
- They observe and mentor the students, provide them feedback, counsel them, and assist them with their professional and personal development.
- Another frequent recommendation counsels scientists to set up collaborations with groups of scientists at different institutions.
- I would expect police officers to counsel the drivers on what is to be acquired.
- It would also help to counsel families on making informed decisions about their educational choices.
- It is not desirable, but while not condoning the behaviour you try and counsel her and direct her to the parents.
- In these new circumstances, he has counselled writers and intellectuals to be cautious.
- The chair has to counsel the president on the timing and presentation of information for the board.
- Maybe in an effort to offer people something tangible to do, he counselled citizens to prepare for the worst and ensure that every home had its own personal preparedness plan.
- In fact, she was counseled to remove her ear hoop for the forum, but she refused.
- Just try and explain to an outsider what it is you really do in the part of your job where you directly counsel kids.
- He spends many hours weekly counseling young people about their future, and teaching a marriage class.
- It is easy to give advice, but I find it very difficult to counsel these kids as to how to go about getting out of trouble.
- Lee spends a lot of time counseling young people, encouraging them to build strong foundations not just in the gym, but in all aspects of life.
1. 1.1 Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems.
  he was being counseled for depression
  他因忧郁而在接受心理咨询。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If professionals fail to counsel patients in the way recognized by their peers as appropriate they may be negligent.
  It's important to educate and counsel women about genetic information and cancer risk.
  Health professionals also have a role in counseling patients about safe and effective weight loss and weight maintenance programs.
  He volunteers two days of his time a week, counselling clients on a one-to-one basis and facilitating group psychotherapy and healing sessions.
  The psychologists at the camp have also come forward to counsel the students and their parents over the next two days.
  Nine psychologists, some of whom have counselled the women, are prepared to give evidence of the emotional and personal damage inflicted on the two officials.
  She now wants to use her qualifications to be able to counsel other people who suffer with clinical depression.
  She is the staff psychologist who counsels patients in many areas including changes in family dynamics and grief brought on by cancer.
  I am not aware of different psychological therapies besides counseling both the patient and the partner.
  She is a Sydney-based consultant psychologist who has counselled many people who have been caught up in bank robberies.
  They counselled me and suggested I be involved in a support group.
  The woman sitting next to me had counseled children facing severe emotional and physical abuse for 20 years.
  With this information, health professionals at the point of diagnosis can actually counsel families and the patients about what will happen to them.
  She estimated that she's counselled about 400 people, almost all of them women, since founding the organisation.
  Now these offenders, the vast majority of them men, pose peculiar dilemmas for the professionals counselling them.
  Dozens of psychologists and social workers were on hand to counsel students in distress.
  His wife is a psychologist who counsels cancer patients for a living.
  I hope, as head of the foundation, to raise £1m in funding, which will be used to pay for the dedicated team of people who counsel the children who need help.
  Beyond counseling families, the residents are also helping professionals working with families.
  For now, clinicians need to use caution in interpreting available information and in counseling their patients.
2. 1.2 Recommend (a course of action)
  建议（一种做法）
  the athlete's coach counseled caution
  这个运动员的教练建议要谨慎。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These are not reasons for inaction but they counsel caution and careful planning.
  But he counsels caution, and insists that patients should be able to make a free and informed decision before undergoing the treatment.
  Although no one questions the statistical rigour of the Michigan survey, or of its equivalents elsewhere in the world, experts counsel caution when jumping to economic conclusions.
  At most it counsels caution, prudence and a little more scepticism.
  But there are some serious - though hard to quantify - risks that counsel caution.
  He is only the latest to have counselled caution.
  My father had been the only family member to counsel personal happiness over ancestral duty.
  He knows to counsel caution more than anybody.
  At one level, he is wise to counsel caution when it comes to generalizing about which side of the political debate is religious.
  Others, more hopeful, counselled patience and resolve.
  Of course, he did not counsel indifference, let alone abstention, from the economic struggles of the working class.
  While the big oil companies continue to counsel caution, analysts believe they will take a more liberal view if prices remain strong for any significant period.
  Her style of investigation is practical, and she counsels caution when deducing daily life from what has been found in tombs.
  "You don't want to get rusty, " she counseled sagely.
  He counselled caution from the beginning, using much the same arguments he had four years previously.
  It is not surprising that he has already counselled caution about the chances of resuming the constitutional talks.
  While they continue to counsel caution and bipartisanship on the part of Democrats, other senators are leaping into action.
  The national development agency's study, which counselled caution, examined housing prices in 35 cities and urged authorities to prevent developing price distortions.
  In fact, commanders counselled caution and warned that hasty judgements by the media would be premature!
  And I would prefer that patience be counseled and that the process take its course.
  Synonyms
  advise, guide, direct, recommend, encourage, entreat, urge, warn, admonish, caution

Phrases

keep one's own counsel

Say nothing about what one believes, knows, or plans.
对所信（或所知、所计划）之事闭口不提
she doubted what he said but kept her own counsel
她对他的话感到疑惑，但却不说出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- There is, after all, something to be said for keeping one's own counsel.
- He kept his own counsel, did not appear to let the speculation affect him in any way and, ultimately, secured his dream move to Liverpool.
- ‘I have kept my own counsel but we know what we would do,’ he told the BBC last week.
- He kept his own counsel as an artist and, sitting at his work clad in a distinctive tweed suit, he largely ignored the enthusiastic audiences that would gather to watch him paint.
- Equally, I have kept my own counsel on promises that weren't kept to me at my first three clubs.
- He is a contradiction: he makes grand, philosophical speeches, but keeps his own counsel.
- My father should have been happier, and perhaps he was; he kept his own counsel about happiness.
- Those without mistresses kept their own counsel.
- Since he left the government in 2003 he has kept his own counsel, but was obviously unhappy about his treatment by his protégé.
- Taunted by the Prime Minister on the one hand, and assailed by the left of his own party on the other, he has so far kept his own counsel.

take counsel

Discuss a problem.
商量问题；商讨问题
the party leader and chairman took counsel together
政党领导和主席共同商讨问题。
Example sentencesExamples
- I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude - and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating.
- Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, in the 1830s, that the great constitutive power of the American republic was its town councils and rural communities, in which small assemblies of citizens took counsel for their immediate good.
- As long as you're not going off on a solo run and you consult and take counsel by speaking to other players and people, then you can make a decision on what direction to take.
- A running back in his first year at Ohio State University, he has been taking counsel on the prospect of overturning the league regulations to earn himself a fast-track pass towards millionaire status.
- And let him also take counsel with his spirit and grasp with his mind still greater ability.
- Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as the means whereby the great human family can live in peace.
- We looked at those issues, listened to the advice, took counsel from civil libertarians - who raised some legitimate issues - and looked at how this legislation ties in with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act.
- The Commander sat at a round table with the heads of the five departments, all men, taking counsel with them.
- She says the party has drifted away from roots over past 10 years with the leaders taking counsel from personal advisers and consultants instead of the party itself.
- I hope we can use the time between now and then to reflect, to pray, to consult and to take counsel.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium ‘consultation, advice’, related to consulere (see consult). Compare with council.

单词	counsel
释义	Definition of counsel in English: counsel nounPlural counsels ˈkaʊns(ə)lˈkaʊnsəl 1mass noun Advice, especially that given formally. （尤指正式的）建议；忠告 with wise counsel a couple can buy a home that will be appreciating in value count noun for the public, simple counsels of more patience are not enough Example sentencesExamples If you seek counsel of other kinds, I will be perfectly glad to help in any way that I can. To the spiritually minded he was rich in wise counsels. You'd be smart, however, to seek expert counsel before committing to a long-term payment plan. Sometimes it is better to seek counsel from a stranger. As for the European Union, the situation is really bad, though wiser counsels may prevail in the next week or so. I am sure that in the time he remains a member of this House he will, if you seek it, offer counsel. He would make himself available at any time of day or night to anyone seeking his help or counsel. Some bishops will increasingly seek and rely on counsel in these matters, but whether they ask for it from those offering to give it remains to be seen. He sought counsel on how to do improvisational comedy. For a small fee, punters can seek out my counsel on these matters and I will gladly offer my expertise! In fact, this is only one of many wise counsels to the cautious buyer who fears being landed with a freshly minted or happily married antique. Did you seek counsel from other business leaders as to how to deal with the downturn? It is crucial that facility executives seek counsel to address specific questions of liability. They were sought for counsel as to the timing for a party's movement. It is a pity that he died at an age when he could have been a rich source of consultancy and counsel to the youthful leaders of this country. But common misconceptions about financial planners prevent many from seeking their counsel. Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay? One knows not to question the wisdom of the Delphic seers, those voices of prescience whose cryptic counsels were so poorly interpreted by their clientele. Forced to live a life on the run, he seeks counsel from an old mystic, who explains that his actions have spawned an immortal incarnation of Fate, known as the Dahaka. Civilians hang on their every utterance, politicians seek their counsel, and party-givers stroke them. Synonyms advice, guidance, direction, instruction, information, enlightenment recommendations, suggestions, hints, tips, pointers, guidelines, ideas, opinions, views, facts, data warning, admonition, caution 1.1archaic Consultation, especially to seek or give advice. 〈古〉咨询；磋商 he took much counsel with him Synonyms conference, consultation, discussion, deliberation, dialogue, conversation talks, negotiations formal confabulation 2A barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case. 律师；法律顾问 the counsel for the defence 被告律师。 Example sentencesExamples He claimed he could never consult with his counsel privately without a correctional services official being present and that they insisted on reading privileged documents. The committee counsels are scheduled to testify at the morning session, and it's standard practice for Congressional committees to hear from their counsels before taking testimony from outside witnesses. No doubt, all counsel seek to enter a caveat of the kind just entered. Our clients therefore intend to appear before the court on Monday through counsel to seek an order that the application be dismissed with costs. As a result, our legal counsel advised us to collect an original, signed waiver with each membership application or renewal. He obviously would have consulted with counsel and they would have told them not to destroy any evidence, first of all, because he'd make matters worse. In other words, the efforts of the defence counsel on a partial indemnity basis are justified. We order a representation order for leading counsel, junior counsel and a solicitor for the retrial. Lead counsels are also the ones who build the team by recruiting people for each aspect of the case. Defence counsel and the accused waive this date for jury selection and trial. However, the apex court has not given any date on hearing the matter so far, according to counsels here. Defence counsel replied that he would be calling evidence to the contrary in regard to that charge. As I said before, the defence counsel's submission was legally correct, and his Honour should not have told the jury to put it to one side. No company in its right mind sends out a prospectus or press release without getting its counsel to do some legal vetting first. I have still to consult with counsel in this matter, my Lord. I have reduced junior counsels ' fees since it is my view that the time spent in preparation for the motion and the Bill of Costs was excessive and no doubt this was due, at least partly, to inexperience in dealing with estate matters. Your role as a defence counsel is to fearlessly advocate for the person you are representing. We are told that the defence counsel was dismissed or did not see the trial through and that a solicitor had to do the best he could in the circumstances. It was taken at trial in the sense that the learned judge was asked by defence counsel for a special verdict to be considered. Indisputably an appellant solicitor or counsel can conduct his own appeal. Synonyms barrister, lawyer, counsellor, legal practitioner North American attorney North American &amp Irish counsellor-at-law Scottish Law advocate informal brief verbcounselled, counselling, counsels, counseled, counseling ˈkaʊns(ə)lˈkaʊnsəl [with object] 1Give advice to (someone) 劝告；建议 careers officers should counsel young people in making their career decisions with object and infinitive he was counselled by his supporters to return to Germany 他的支持者劝他回德国。 Example sentencesExamples Just try and explain to an outsider what it is you really do in the part of your job where you directly counsel kids. I can't even remember what advice I was seeking from him but he did counsel me over the phone (for whatever it was) and then promised to visit me. But obviously, I would counsel her, and talk to her, and support her on whatever decision she'd make. They observe and mentor the students, provide them feedback, counsel them, and assist them with their professional and personal development. Workers should be counseled about personal hygiene, and management personnel should be advised about proper handwashing agents. I had to be the strong point within this group of people, and help counsel them. I would expect police officers to counsel the drivers on what is to be acquired. It's time to stop counselling these young people, and to start challenging them instead. Company executives should counsel their marketing professionals to underpromise and overdeliver. Maybe in an effort to offer people something tangible to do, he counselled citizens to prepare for the worst and ensure that every home had its own personal preparedness plan. It would also help to counsel families on making informed decisions about their educational choices. Lee spends a lot of time counseling young people, encouraging them to build strong foundations not just in the gym, but in all aspects of life. He spends many hours weekly counseling young people about their future, and teaching a marriage class. Another frequent recommendation counsels scientists to set up collaborations with groups of scientists at different institutions. It is easy to give advice, but I find it very difficult to counsel these kids as to how to go about getting out of trouble. The chair has to counsel the president on the timing and presentation of information for the board. In these new circumstances, he has counselled writers and intellectuals to be cautious. It is not desirable, but while not condoning the behaviour you try and counsel her and direct her to the parents. I believe he will do as the law instructs him to and we will certainly counsel him to obey the law. In fact, she was counseled to remove her ear hoop for the forum, but she refused. 1.1 Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems. he was being counselled for depression 他因忧郁而在接受心理咨询。 Example sentencesExamples She is the staff psychologist who counsels patients in many areas including changes in family dynamics and grief brought on by cancer. I am not aware of different psychological therapies besides counseling both the patient and the partner. The woman sitting next to me had counseled children facing severe emotional and physical abuse for 20 years. Now these offenders, the vast majority of them men, pose peculiar dilemmas for the professionals counselling them. She is a Sydney-based consultant psychologist who has counselled many people who have been caught up in bank robberies. They counselled me and suggested I be involved in a support group. For now, clinicians need to use caution in interpreting available information and in counseling their patients. She now wants to use her qualifications to be able to counsel other people who suffer with clinical depression. I hope, as head of the foundation, to raise £1m in funding, which will be used to pay for the dedicated team of people who counsel the children who need help. Nine psychologists, some of whom have counselled the women, are prepared to give evidence of the emotional and personal damage inflicted on the two officials. It's important to educate and counsel women about genetic information and cancer risk. She estimated that she's counselled about 400 people, almost all of them women, since founding the organisation. If professionals fail to counsel patients in the way recognized by their peers as appropriate they may be negligent. With this information, health professionals at the point of diagnosis can actually counsel families and the patients about what will happen to them. He volunteers two days of his time a week, counselling clients on a one-to-one basis and facilitating group psychotherapy and healing sessions. Health professionals also have a role in counseling patients about safe and effective weight loss and weight maintenance programs. Dozens of psychologists and social workers were on hand to counsel students in distress. Beyond counseling families, the residents are also helping professionals working with families. His wife is a psychologist who counsels cancer patients for a living. The psychologists at the camp have also come forward to counsel the students and their parents over the next two days. 1.2 Recommend (a course of action) 建议（一种做法） the athlete's coach counselled caution 这个运动员的教练建议要谨慎。 Example sentencesExamples My father had been the only family member to counsel personal happiness over ancestral duty. While the big oil companies continue to counsel caution, analysts believe they will take a more liberal view if prices remain strong for any significant period. He counselled caution from the beginning, using much the same arguments he had four years previously. He knows to counsel caution more than anybody. Of course, he did not counsel indifference, let alone abstention, from the economic struggles of the working class. The national development agency's study, which counselled caution, examined housing prices in 35 cities and urged authorities to prevent developing price distortions. In fact, commanders counselled caution and warned that hasty judgements by the media would be premature! Others, more hopeful, counselled patience and resolve. But he counsels caution, and insists that patients should be able to make a free and informed decision before undergoing the treatment. Although no one questions the statistical rigour of the Michigan survey, or of its equivalents elsewhere in the world, experts counsel caution when jumping to economic conclusions. He is only the latest to have counselled caution. And I would prefer that patience be counseled and that the process take its course. "You don't want to get rusty, " she counseled sagely. At most it counsels caution, prudence and a little more scepticism. At one level, he is wise to counsel caution when it comes to generalizing about which side of the political debate is religious. While they continue to counsel caution and bipartisanship on the part of Democrats, other senators are leaping into action. These are not reasons for inaction but they counsel caution and careful planning. It is not surprising that he has already counselled caution about the chances of resuming the constitutional talks. Her style of investigation is practical, and she counsels caution when deducing daily life from what has been found in tombs. But there are some serious - though hard to quantify - risks that counsel caution. Synonyms advise, guide, direct, recommend, encourage, entreat, urge, warn, admonish, caution give guidance to, give direction to, give one's opinion to, give one's suggestions to Phrases a counsel of despair An action to be taken when all else fails. 一切都失败后采取的行动 not to build because we are short of doctors would be a counsel of despair Example sentencesExamples "I think this is a counsel of despair, " he said. This is a counsel of despair that does not convince. It is a counsel of despair to believe that serious journalism is incapable of being popular journalism. The retreat into philosophy is, however, a negative response to this situation; it is a counsel of despair in the face of a hostile world. So shall we project our own cramped and gloomy worldview on to those who are most sensitive to counsels of despair? That is not a counsel of despair, just a measure of the complexity of the task, which requires at least the sorts of skills and long-term commitment needed to master a language and culture. And yet this essay does not set out to be a counsel of despair. Allowing the two sides to fight until exhaustion is a counsel of despair. This is a counsel of despair at what is the most promising moment for political accommodation I can recall. To impose a tie-up scheme would be a counsel of despair and an admission that the system has completely failed. a counsel of perfection Advice that is ideal but not feasible. 理想而不切实际的劝告 while it may be a counsel of perfection, it must be advisable for the insurer to attempt to investigate each claim Example sentencesExamples That said, courts must avoid using such power to look over the shoulder of business as a counsel of perfection. Adjudication is not and cannot be a counsel of perfection. I must not judge his acts or omissions by the standards of a counsel of perfection, nor yet with the benefit of hindsight. ‘It is important that the obligation to take into consideration all relevant considerations is not converted into a counsel of perfection for planning officers' reports’. But this, I think, is rather a counsel of perfection than a reason for leaving the purchaser entirely at the mercy of the vendor. If anybody was engaged in a counsel of perfection, it was this Inspector. Although it may be a counsel of perfection, true stress and strain could provide a more accurate picture of what is happening. It gives sound advice, but it is a counsel of perfection. I think it is a counsel of perfection to say that he ought to have seen and reacted the very second she stepped off the kerb. keep one's own counsel Say nothing about what one thinks or plans. 对所信（或所知、所计划）之事闭口不提 she doubted what he said but kept her own counsel 她对他的话感到疑惑，但却不说出来。 Example sentencesExamples Since he left the government in 2003 he has kept his own counsel, but was obviously unhappy about his treatment by his protégé. ‘I have kept my own counsel but we know what we would do,’ he told the BBC last week. My father should have been happier, and perhaps he was; he kept his own counsel about happiness. Those without mistresses kept their own counsel. Taunted by the Prime Minister on the one hand, and assailed by the left of his own party on the other, he has so far kept his own counsel. He kept his own counsel as an artist and, sitting at his work clad in a distinctive tweed suit, he largely ignored the enthusiastic audiences that would gather to watch him paint. He kept his own counsel, did not appear to let the speculation affect him in any way and, ultimately, secured his dream move to Liverpool. He is a contradiction: he makes grand, philosophical speeches, but keeps his own counsel. There is, after all, something to be said for keeping one's own counsel. Equally, I have kept my own counsel on promises that weren't kept to me at my first three clubs. take counsel Discuss a problem. 商量问题；商讨问题 the party leader and chairman took counsel together 政党领导和主席共同商讨问题。 Example sentencesExamples A running back in his first year at Ohio State University, he has been taking counsel on the prospect of overturning the league regulations to earn himself a fast-track pass towards millionaire status. We looked at those issues, listened to the advice, took counsel from civil libertarians - who raised some legitimate issues - and looked at how this legislation ties in with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The Commander sat at a round table with the heads of the five departments, all men, taking counsel with them. Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, in the 1830s, that the great constitutive power of the American republic was its town councils and rural communities, in which small assemblies of citizens took counsel for their immediate good. And let him also take counsel with his spirit and grasp with his mind still greater ability. I hope we can use the time between now and then to reflect, to pray, to consult and to take counsel. Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as the means whereby the great human family can live in peace. I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude - and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating. As long as you're not going off on a solo run and you consult and take counsel by speaking to other players and people, then you can make a decision on what direction to take. She says the party has drifted away from roots over past 10 years with the leaders taking counsel from personal advisers and consultants instead of the party itself. Origin Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium 'consultation, advice', related to consulere (see consult). Compare with council. Rhymes council, groundsel noun.1 phr. Definition of counsel in US English: counsel nounˈkounsəlˈkaʊnsəl 1Advice, especially that given formally. （尤指正式的）建议；忠告 Example sentencesExamples As for the European Union, the situation is really bad, though wiser counsels may prevail in the next week or so. He would make himself available at any time of day or night to anyone seeking his help or counsel. Some bishops will increasingly seek and rely on counsel in these matters, but whether they ask for it from those offering to give it remains to be seen. Did you seek counsel from other business leaders as to how to deal with the downturn? If you seek counsel of other kinds, I will be perfectly glad to help in any way that I can. Civilians hang on their every utterance, politicians seek their counsel, and party-givers stroke them. Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay? To the spiritually minded he was rich in wise counsels. For a small fee, punters can seek out my counsel on these matters and I will gladly offer my expertise! You'd be smart, however, to seek expert counsel before committing to a long-term payment plan. In fact, this is only one of many wise counsels to the cautious buyer who fears being landed with a freshly minted or happily married antique. But common misconceptions about financial planners prevent many from seeking their counsel. They were sought for counsel as to the timing for a party's movement. Forced to live a life on the run, he seeks counsel from an old mystic, who explains that his actions have spawned an immortal incarnation of Fate, known as the Dahaka. One knows not to question the wisdom of the Delphic seers, those voices of prescience whose cryptic counsels were so poorly interpreted by their clientele. He sought counsel on how to do improvisational comedy. It is crucial that facility executives seek counsel to address specific questions of liability. I am sure that in the time he remains a member of this House he will, if you seek it, offer counsel. It is a pity that he died at an age when he could have been a rich source of consultancy and counsel to the youthful leaders of this country. Sometimes it is better to seek counsel from a stranger. Synonyms advice, guidance, direction, instruction, information, enlightenment 1.1archaic Consultation, especially to seek or give advice. 〈古〉咨询；磋商 Synonyms conference, consultation, discussion, deliberation, dialogue, conversation 2The lawyer or lawyers conducting a case. the counsel for the defense 被告律师。 Example sentencesExamples In other words, the efforts of the defence counsel on a partial indemnity basis are justified. As a result, our legal counsel advised us to collect an original, signed waiver with each membership application or renewal. The committee counsels are scheduled to testify at the morning session, and it's standard practice for Congressional committees to hear from their counsels before taking testimony from outside witnesses. He obviously would have consulted with counsel and they would have told them not to destroy any evidence, first of all, because he'd make matters worse. We are told that the defence counsel was dismissed or did not see the trial through and that a solicitor had to do the best he could in the circumstances. No company in its right mind sends out a prospectus or press release without getting its counsel to do some legal vetting first. Defence counsel replied that he would be calling evidence to the contrary in regard to that charge. As I said before, the defence counsel's submission was legally correct, and his Honour should not have told the jury to put it to one side. Your role as a defence counsel is to fearlessly advocate for the person you are representing. Lead counsels are also the ones who build the team by recruiting people for each aspect of the case. Indisputably an appellant solicitor or counsel can conduct his own appeal. He claimed he could never consult with his counsel privately without a correctional services official being present and that they insisted on reading privileged documents. I have still to consult with counsel in this matter, my Lord. It was taken at trial in the sense that the learned judge was asked by defence counsel for a special verdict to be considered. I have reduced junior counsels ' fees since it is my view that the time spent in preparation for the motion and the Bill of Costs was excessive and no doubt this was due, at least partly, to inexperience in dealing with estate matters. Defence counsel and the accused waive this date for jury selection and trial. No doubt, all counsel seek to enter a caveat of the kind just entered. We order a representation order for leading counsel, junior counsel and a solicitor for the retrial. However, the apex court has not given any date on hearing the matter so far, according to counsels here. Our clients therefore intend to appear before the court on Monday through counsel to seek an order that the application be dismissed with costs. Synonyms barrister, lawyer, counsellor, legal practitioner verbˈkounsəlˈkaʊnsəl [with object] 1Give advice to (someone) 劝告；建议 with object and infinitive he was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany 他的支持者劝他回德国。 Example sentencesExamples Company executives should counsel their marketing professionals to underpromise and overdeliver. But obviously, I would counsel her, and talk to her, and support her on whatever decision she'd make. It's time to stop counselling these young people, and to start challenging them instead. Workers should be counseled about personal hygiene, and management personnel should be advised about proper handwashing agents. I can't even remember what advice I was seeking from him but he did counsel me over the phone (for whatever it was) and then promised to visit me. I believe he will do as the law instructs him to and we will certainly counsel him to obey the law. I had to be the strong point within this group of people, and help counsel them. They observe and mentor the students, provide them feedback, counsel them, and assist them with their professional and personal development. Another frequent recommendation counsels scientists to set up collaborations with groups of scientists at different institutions. I would expect police officers to counsel the drivers on what is to be acquired. It would also help to counsel families on making informed decisions about their educational choices. It is not desirable, but while not condoning the behaviour you try and counsel her and direct her to the parents. In these new circumstances, he has counselled writers and intellectuals to be cautious. The chair has to counsel the president on the timing and presentation of information for the board. Maybe in an effort to offer people something tangible to do, he counselled citizens to prepare for the worst and ensure that every home had its own personal preparedness plan. In fact, she was counseled to remove her ear hoop for the forum, but she refused. Just try and explain to an outsider what it is you really do in the part of your job where you directly counsel kids. He spends many hours weekly counseling young people about their future, and teaching a marriage class. It is easy to give advice, but I find it very difficult to counsel these kids as to how to go about getting out of trouble. Lee spends a lot of time counseling young people, encouraging them to build strong foundations not just in the gym, but in all aspects of life. 1.1 Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems. he was being counseled for depression 他因忧郁而在接受心理咨询。 Example sentencesExamples If professionals fail to counsel patients in the way recognized by their peers as appropriate they may be negligent. It's important to educate and counsel women about genetic information and cancer risk. Health professionals also have a role in counseling patients about safe and effective weight loss and weight maintenance programs. He volunteers two days of his time a week, counselling clients on a one-to-one basis and facilitating group psychotherapy and healing sessions. The psychologists at the camp have also come forward to counsel the students and their parents over the next two days. Nine psychologists, some of whom have counselled the women, are prepared to give evidence of the emotional and personal damage inflicted on the two officials. She now wants to use her qualifications to be able to counsel other people who suffer with clinical depression. She is the staff psychologist who counsels patients in many areas including changes in family dynamics and grief brought on by cancer. I am not aware of different psychological therapies besides counseling both the patient and the partner. She is a Sydney-based consultant psychologist who has counselled many people who have been caught up in bank robberies. They counselled me and suggested I be involved in a support group. The woman sitting next to me had counseled children facing severe emotional and physical abuse for 20 years. With this information, health professionals at the point of diagnosis can actually counsel families and the patients about what will happen to them. She estimated that she's counselled about 400 people, almost all of them women, since founding the organisation. Now these offenders, the vast majority of them men, pose peculiar dilemmas for the professionals counselling them. Dozens of psychologists and social workers were on hand to counsel students in distress. His wife is a psychologist who counsels cancer patients for a living. I hope, as head of the foundation, to raise £1m in funding, which will be used to pay for the dedicated team of people who counsel the children who need help. Beyond counseling families, the residents are also helping professionals working with families. For now, clinicians need to use caution in interpreting available information and in counseling their patients. 1.2 Recommend (a course of action) 建议（一种做法） the athlete's coach counseled caution 这个运动员的教练建议要谨慎。 Example sentencesExamples These are not reasons for inaction but they counsel caution and careful planning. But he counsels caution, and insists that patients should be able to make a free and informed decision before undergoing the treatment. Although no one questions the statistical rigour of the Michigan survey, or of its equivalents elsewhere in the world, experts counsel caution when jumping to economic conclusions. At most it counsels caution, prudence and a little more scepticism. But there are some serious - though hard to quantify - risks that counsel caution. He is only the latest to have counselled caution. My father had been the only family member to counsel personal happiness over ancestral duty. He knows to counsel caution more than anybody. At one level, he is wise to counsel caution when it comes to generalizing about which side of the political debate is religious. Others, more hopeful, counselled patience and resolve. Of course, he did not counsel indifference, let alone abstention, from the economic struggles of the working class. While the big oil companies continue to counsel caution, analysts believe they will take a more liberal view if prices remain strong for any significant period. Her style of investigation is practical, and she counsels caution when deducing daily life from what has been found in tombs. "You don't want to get rusty, " she counseled sagely. He counselled caution from the beginning, using much the same arguments he had four years previously. It is not surprising that he has already counselled caution about the chances of resuming the constitutional talks. While they continue to counsel caution and bipartisanship on the part of Democrats, other senators are leaping into action. The national development agency's study, which counselled caution, examined housing prices in 35 cities and urged authorities to prevent developing price distortions. In fact, commanders counselled caution and warned that hasty judgements by the media would be premature! And I would prefer that patience be counseled and that the process take its course. Synonyms advise, guide, direct, recommend, encourage, entreat, urge, warn, admonish, caution Phrases keep one's own counsel Say nothing about what one believes, knows, or plans. 对所信（或所知、所计划）之事闭口不提 she doubted what he said but kept her own counsel 她对他的话感到疑惑，但却不说出来。 Example sentencesExamples There is, after all, something to be said for keeping one's own counsel. He kept his own counsel, did not appear to let the speculation affect him in any way and, ultimately, secured his dream move to Liverpool. ‘I have kept my own counsel but we know what we would do,’ he told the BBC last week. He kept his own counsel as an artist and, sitting at his work clad in a distinctive tweed suit, he largely ignored the enthusiastic audiences that would gather to watch him paint. Equally, I have kept my own counsel on promises that weren't kept to me at my first three clubs. He is a contradiction: he makes grand, philosophical speeches, but keeps his own counsel. My father should have been happier, and perhaps he was; he kept his own counsel about happiness. Those without mistresses kept their own counsel. Since he left the government in 2003 he has kept his own counsel, but was obviously unhappy about his treatment by his protégé. Taunted by the Prime Minister on the one hand, and assailed by the left of his own party on the other, he has so far kept his own counsel. take counsel Discuss a problem. 商量问题；商讨问题 the party leader and chairman took counsel together 政党领导和主席共同商讨问题。 Example sentencesExamples I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude - and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating. Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, in the 1830s, that the great constitutive power of the American republic was its town councils and rural communities, in which small assemblies of citizens took counsel for their immediate good. As long as you're not going off on a solo run and you consult and take counsel by speaking to other players and people, then you can make a decision on what direction to take. A running back in his first year at Ohio State University, he has been taking counsel on the prospect of overturning the league regulations to earn himself a fast-track pass towards millionaire status. And let him also take counsel with his spirit and grasp with his mind still greater ability. Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as the means whereby the great human family can live in peace. We looked at those issues, listened to the advice, took counsel from civil libertarians - who raised some legitimate issues - and looked at how this legislation ties in with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The Commander sat at a round table with the heads of the five departments, all men, taking counsel with them. She says the party has drifted away from roots over past 10 years with the leaders taking counsel from personal advisers and consultants instead of the party itself. I hope we can use the time between now and then to reflect, to pray, to consult and to take counsel. Origin Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium ‘consultation, advice’, related to consulere (see consult). Compare with council. noun.1 phr.
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