lobby

lobby是什么意思

noun

1. a large entrance or reception room or area

Synonym: anteroomantechamberentrance hallhallfoyervestibule

2. a group of people who try actively to influence legislation

Synonym: pressure groupthird house

3. the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest

verb

1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of
as for political or economic favors

Synonym: buttonhole

1. 向（政府官员、委员会委员等）进行游说（或疏通）
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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2. 游说团体；活动集团
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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

3. （旅馆等大型建筑的）门厅，大厅，大堂
In a hotel or other large building, the lobby is the area near the entrance that usually has corridors and staircases leading off it.

e.g. I met her in the lobby of the museum.
我在博物馆的前厅遇见了她。

1. 走廊：由于说客不是国会和政府部门的正式成员,他们通常不能进入会议室和议事大厅,只能在国会和政府大楼的走廊上活动,因此走廊(lobby)这个单词就成了游说活动的英文名,从事游说活动的人士也因此被称为lobbist.

2. 大堂：一、大堂 大堂(Lobby)是客人办理住宿登记手续、休息、会客和结账的地方,是客人进店后首先接触到的公共场所. 大堂必须以其宽敞的空间、华丽的装潢,创造出一种能有效感染客人的气氛,以便给客人留下美好的第一印象和难忘的最后印象.