| 单词 | lobby |
| 释义 | lobby (once / 471 pages) 1n 2nv A lobby is a large waiting room or reception area. If you're waiting for an appointment in a lobby, maybe you'll get lucky and find a good magazine or even a peppermint candy. You'll find a lot of people hanging around in a lobby — which is basically what it’s there for. A lobby is where you meet your friend at the hotel or catch the elevator for your interview. The idea of the "political lobby group" came from the large entrance halls of the legislature, where people hung around trying to influence the lawmakers. So the next time your class tries to lobby your teacher for extra credit, he can thank the halls of congress. WORD FAMILYlobby: lobbied, lobbies, lobbying, lobbyism, lobbyist+/lobbyist: lobbyists USAGE EXAMPLESJohnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Priebus said his new job was not the result of outside lobbying, but “all a matter of Donald Trump’s opinion.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “That’s why the majority of the poor are still in favour of this move,” says Bhardwai, from the small enterprise lobby. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 n a large entrance or reception room or area 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule narthex a vestibule leading to the nave of a church room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling 1n the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest Hyper people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively 2n a group of people who try actively to influence legislation Syn|Hypo|Hyper pressure group, third house NRA, National Rifle Association a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government political entity, political unit a unit with political responsibilities 3v detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors Syn|Hyper buttonhole beg, solicit, tap make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently |
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