lobbies
n. (公共建筑物进口处的)门厅( lobby的名词复数 ); (英国议会的)民众接待厅; 议会休息室; (就某问题企图影响政治家的)游说议员的团体
If you lobby someone such as a member of a government or council, you try to persuade them that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.
Carers from all over the UK lobbied Parliament last week to demand a better financial deal...
英国各地的家庭看护人员上周向议会游说,要求改善经济待遇。
Gun control advocates are lobbying hard for new laws...
枪械管制支持者正努力游说通过新法。
A lobby is a group of people who represent a particular organization or campaign, and try to persuade a government or council to help or support them.
Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington...
农业利益集团是华盛顿最具影响力的游说团体之一。
He set up this lobby of independent producers.
他组织了这个由独立生产商组成的游说团。
In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it.
I met her in the lobby of the museum.
我在博物馆的前厅遇见了她。
Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington.
农业利益集团是华盛顿最具影响力的游说团体之一。
Theatre lobbies were filled with a vociferous crowd during the intermission.
剧场大厅放映间隙,人群中发出喧闹的嘈杂声.
Why might consumer interest groups Canberra be less effective than producer lobbies?
为什么堪培拉(澳大利亚首都)的消费人群比制片团体实际还少?
But Fox soon canned the story under pressure for pro - Israeli lobbies.
但是福克斯顶着亲以色列院外游说集团的压力很快制作了这一报道.
And lobbies that greet you with spectacular architecture and dramatic vistas.
长廊用它雄伟壮观的建筑,令人惊叹的远景迎接着你.