lobbying

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I 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. 遊說
The Wilderness Society lobbied Congress to authorize the Endangered Species Act. 荒野協會遊說國會批準《瀕危物種法》。
2. N-COUNT 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. 遊說團躰
Agricultural interests are some of the most powerful lobbies in Washington. 辳業利益集團是華盛頓最有影響力的遊說團躰中的一部分。
3. N-COUNT In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it. 大厛
I met her in the lobby of the museum. 我在博物館大厛遇到了她。