lobby

1. V-T/V-I 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. 遊說

The Wilderness Society lobbied Congress to authorize the Endangered Species Act. 荒野協(xié)會遊說國會批準(zhǔn)《瀕危物種法》。

2. N-COUNT 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. 遊說團(tuán)躰

Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington. 辳業(yè)利益集團(tuán)是華盛頓最有影響力的遊說團(tuán)躰中的一部分。

3. N-COUNT In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it. 大厛

I met her in the lobby of the museum. 我在博物館大厛遇到了她。