"lobbied" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 游说

Definition

试图影响政府官员或立法者以支持某个特定的事情或决定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Lobbied' 通常用于政治或商业场合，经常与 'for' 或 'against' 搭配，表示有组织和持续的努力，而不仅仅是请求。

Examples

They lobbied the mayor for better schools.

他们为改善学校问题**游说**了市长。

The company lobbied against the new law.

公司**游说**反对新法律。

Farmers lobbied for more water during the drought.

农民在干旱期间**游说**要求更多的水。

Activists lobbied hard to change the city’s recycling program.

活动人士为改变城市的回收计划**大力游说**。

Several groups lobbied Congress to increase funding for science.

几个团体向国会**游说**增加对科学的资助。

Last year, she lobbied hard for more disability rights.

去年，她为争取更多残障人士权益**积极游说**。