| 单词 | lobby |
| 释义 | lobby —lobby /ˈlɒb.i/ aep /ˈlɑː.bi/ noun [C] (PRESSURE GROUP) ► F0 a group of people who try to persuade the government or an official group to do something: » the anti-smoking lobbyThesaurus+: ↑Groups of peopleThesaurus+: ↑Activism and pressure groupsnoun [C] (ROOM) B2 the (large) room into which the main entrance door opens in a hotel or other large building Thesaurus+: ↑Passages and entrance areasThesaurus+: ↑Hotels and hostelsF0 in the British parliament, a room where someone meets a member of parliament who they have arranged to talk to, or one of the two passages that members of parliament walk through as a way of voting Thesaurus+: ↑Government departments and organizationsverb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for lobby ► C2 to try to persuade a politician, the government, or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should be changed: » Small businesses have lobbied hard for/against changes in the tax laws.» [+ to infinitive] Local residents lobbied to have the factory shut down.» [+ obj + to infinitive ] They have been lobbying Congress to change the legislation concerning guns.Thesaurus+: ↑Urging and persuading , ↑Causing somebody to act• • • Extra Examples:» They are lobbying for tax cuts.» We are lobbying for changes to the law on drinking and driving.» Farmers lobbied hard against the export bans.» They lobbied to have the head teacher removed.» They are lobbying for better healthcare facilities. |
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