lobby
n
1 [C] porch, entrance-hall or ante-room 門廳; (入口的)廳堂; 前廳
the lobby of a hotel, theatre, etc 旅館、 戲院等的大廳.
2 [C] (in the House of Commons, etc) large hall open to the public and used for interviews with Members of Parliament (下議院等內之)民眾接待廳.
3 [CGp] group of people who try to influence politicians, esp to support or oppose proposed legislation 游說議員的團體
The anti-nuclear lobby is/are becoming stronger. 向議員游說的反核群眾聲勢漸強.
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 游說(政治家等)支持或反對某立法議案
lobby (MPs) for higher farm subsidies 游說(議員)以提高農業補貼.
2 (phr v) lobby sth through (sth) get (a bill, etc) passed or rejected by lobbying 通過游說使(一法案等)通過或不通過
lobby a bill through Parliament/the Senate 運動議員使國會[參議院]通過一法案.
That's easy. I can do that tomorrow. I'll bring my drill.
那容易。我明天就做。我把鉆頭帶來。
This person recognized the words for river and guitar, and so Haley thought that his ancestor must have come from Gambia.
這個人認出了表示“江”和“吉他”的這兩個詞,于是哈利就認為他的祖先準是來自岡比亞。
I have got some wonderful news to tell you. I have been offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty-five students took exams for it, and I was one of the five to be chosen. However, my parents are tr