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单词 counsel
释义

counsel ​‌

​noun
UK /ˈkaʊns(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
counsel verb
King’s Counsel noun
Queen’s Counsel noun
keep your own counsel phrase
Word Forms
singularcounsel
pluralcounsels
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable ​legala lawyer who gives someone legal advice and represents them in a court of law. In the UK, counsel is a barrister.

    a defence counsel

    counsel for the defence/prosecution

    brief counsel:

    I briefed counsel under the favourable arrangements offered to members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

    Synonyms and related words
    Lawyers and people who work in law courts
    advocate
    AG
    ambulance chaser
  2. 2
    countable/uncountable ​formaladvice and help
    Synonyms and related words
    Advice
    advice
    guidance
    recommendation
phrases
keep your own counsel

counsel ​‌

​noun
US /ˈkaʊns(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
counsel verb
King’s Counsel noun
keep your own counsel phrase
Word Forms
singularcounsel
pluralcounsels
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable ​legala lawyer who gives someone legal advice and represents them in a court of law

    a defense counsel

    counsel for the defense/prosecution

    Synonyms and related words
    Lawyers and people who work in law courts
    advocate
    AG
    ambulance chaser
  2. 2
    countable/uncountable ​formaladvice and help
    Synonyms and related words
    Advice
    advice
    guidance
    recommendation
phrases
keep your own counsel

counsel ​‌‌

​verb transitive
UK /ˈkaʊns(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
counsel noun
King’s Counsel noun
Queen’s Counsel noun
keep your own counsel phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycounsel
he/she/itcounsels
present participlecounselling
past tensecounselled
past participlecounselled
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to give someone advice and help with their problems, especially as your job

    She has spent about five years counselling rape victims.

    Macnade was being counselled for violent tendencies.

    Synonyms and related words
    To give advice
    advise
    recommend
    counsel
  2. 2
    to give someone advice about what to do in a particular situation
    counsel someone to do something:

    Privately, the president was being counselled to end the war.

    Synonyms and related words
    To give advice
    advise
    recommend
    counsel
  3. 3
    ​legalto give advice to someone in order to help them commit a crime
    counsel someone to do something:

    Both men were found guilty of counselling their students to commit fraud.

    Synonyms and related words
    To commit a specific crime
    abduct
    abet
    aid and abet

counsel ​‌‌

​verb transitive
US /ˈkaʊns(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
counsel noun
King’s Counsel noun
keep your own counsel phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycounsel
he/she/itcounsels
present participlecounseling or counselling
past tensecounseled or counselled
past participlecounseled or counselled
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to give someone advice and help with their problems, especially as your job

    She has spent about five years counseling rape victims.

    Macnade was being counseled for violent tendencies.

    Synonyms and related words
    To give advice
    advise
    recommend
    counsel
  2. 2
    to give someone advice about what to do in a particular situation
    counsel someone to do something:

    Privately, the president was being counseled to end the war.

    Synonyms and related words
    To give advice
    advise
    recommend
    counsel
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