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- mass noun advice, especially that given formally（尤指正式的）建议; 忠告。
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- archaic consultation, especially to seek or give advice〈古〉咨询; 磋商
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- （复同单）a barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case律师; 法律顾问：
the counsel for the defence
被告律师。
(counselled, counselling; <美> counseled, counseling) with obj.
1- give advice to (someone)劝告; 建议：
with obj. and infinitive he was counselled by his supporters to return to Germany.他的支持者劝他回德国。
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- give professional psychological help and advice to (someone)给（某人）提供专业的心理咨询：
he was being counselled for depression.
他因忧郁而在接受心理咨询。
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- 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。
短语
a counsel of despair
- an action to be taken when all else fails一切都失败后采取的行动。
a counsel of perfection
- advice that is ideal but not feasible理想而不切实际的劝告。
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。
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。
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