lobby
noun
verb
ˈlɒbi
noun
1
a
wide
passage
or
large
hall
just
inside
the
entrance
to
a
public
building
〔公共场所入口处的〕门廊，大厅;
a
hotel
lobby
宾馆大堂
I’ll
meet
you
in
the
entrance
lobby.
我们在大堂入口见。
2
a.
a
hall
in
the
British
parliament
where
members
of
parliament
and
the
public
meet
b.
one
of
the
two
passages
in
the
British
parliament
where
members
go
to
vote
for
or
against
a
BILL
〔英国议会中的〕投票走廊〔其一供投赞成票，另一供投反对票〕
3
a
group
of
people
who
try
to
persuade
a
government
that
a
particular
law
or
situation
should
be
changed
〔企图使政府更改某项法律或改变某种局面的〕游说团体
also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词 | BrE
the
anti-foxhunting
lobby
反对猎狐的游说团体
a
powerful
environmental
lobby
group
一个强大的环境游说团体
4
an
attempt
to
persuade
a
government
to
change
a
law,
make
a
new
law
etc
〔试图说服政府更改法律、制定新法律等的〕游说
a
mass
lobby
of
Parliament
by
women’s
organizations
妇女团体对议会的集体游说
verb
5
to
try
to
persuade
the
government
or
someone
with
political
power
that
a
law
or
situation
should
be
changed
游说（政府或有政治权力的人）
[+
for/against
]
The
group
is
lobbying
for
a
reduction
in
defence
spending.
该团体正在游说政府削减国防开支。
lobby
sb
to
do
sth
We’ve
been
lobbying
our
state
representative
to
support
the
new
health
plan.
我们一直在劝说我们的州议员支持新的保健计划。