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lobby/ˈlɒbi/ n. & v.●n. (pl. -ies) 1 a porch, ante-room, entrance hall, or corridor 门厅；前厅；入口大厅；走廊 2a (in the House of Commons) a large hall used esp. for interviews between MPs and members of the public (下议院中的)接待厅(尤指下院议员与公众会面的场所) b (also 亦作 division lobby) each of two corridors to which MPs retire to vote 议员的二个投票厅之一 3a a body of persons seeking to influence legislators on behalf of a particular interest (游说立法者的)院外活动团体 the anti-abortion lobby 反对人工流产的游说团体 b an organized attempt by members of the public to influence legislators 游说(立法者)的计划 a lobby of MPs 游说议员的活动 4 (prec. by 前接 the) (in the UK) a group of journalists who receive unattributable briefings from the government (英国)听取政府各类新闻发布的记者群 lobby correspondent 采访议员的记者 ●v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. solicit the support of (an influential person) 游说，疏通(有影响的人物)以获取支持 2 tr. (of members of the public) seek to influence (the members of a legislature) (公众)对(立法成员)施加影响 3 intr. frequent a parliamentary lobby 常去议会接待厅 4 tr. (foll. by 后跟 through) get (a bill etc.) through a legislature, by interviews etc. in the lobby (经过与议员会谈等)使(议案等)通过立法机构 □ lobbyer n.□ lobbyist n.[medieval Latin lobia, lobium LODGE] |