lobby
n
1 [C] porch, entrance-hall or ante-room 门厅; (入口的)厅堂; 前厅
the lobby of a hotel, theatre, etc 旅馆、 戏院等的大厅.
2 [C] (in the House of Commons, etc) large hall open to the public and used for interviews with Members of Parliament (下议院等内之)民众接待厅.
3 [CGp] group of people who try to influence politicians, esp to support or oppose proposed legislation 游说议员的团体
The anti-nuclear lobby is/are becoming stronger. 向议员游说的反核群众声势渐强.
4 [C] = division lobby (division). lobby, v (pt, pp lobbied)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb)(for sth) try to persuade (a politician, etc) to support or oppose proposed legislation 游说(政治家等)支持或反对某立法议案
lobby (MPs) for higher farm subsidies 游说(议员)以提高农业补贴.
2 (phr v) lobby sth through (sth) get (a bill, etc) passed or rejected by lobbying 通过游说使(一法案等)通过或不通过
lobby a bill through Parliament/the Senate 运动议员使国会[参议院]通过一法案.
No matter how much you want to bathe, it just isn't safe.
不管你多想在这里游泳(都不要游),这里不安全。
Once on the boat, they were taken bolow and their chains were fixed to two bars that ran the length of the ship.
一上船,他们就被带进底舱,他们的镣铐就被拴在两根从船的一头伸到另一头的铁杆上。
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