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seek counsel from sb
He decided to seek counsel from a lawyer before signing the contract.
他决定在签署合同前咨询律师的意见。
建议；忠告
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建议；忠告
Advice; guidance.
He decided to seek counsel from a lawyer before signing the contract.
他决定在签署合同前咨询律师的意见。
交换意见与建议,尤指法律事务；协商。
The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
判断力的运用；审慎。
Exercise of judgment; prudence.
建议；指导。
Advice; guidance.
深思熟虑的目的；意图；计谋；计划。
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
She sought counsel from her mentor before making a decision.
她在做决定之前向她的导师寻求了忠告。
The defendant was represented by experienced counsel.
被告由经验丰富的法律顾问代理。
His counsel proved invaluable during the crisis.
他的忠告在危机期间证明是非常宝贵的。
He decided to seek counsel from a lawyer before signing the contract.
他决定在签署合同前咨询律师的意见。
You should follow your parents' counsel and save more money.
你应该听从父母的忠告，多存点钱。
The teacher counselled him to study harder for the exam.
老师劝告他为了考试要更努力学习。
Not this
I need some counsel about my career plan.
Use this
I need some advice about my career plan.
counsel作名词表示“忠告”时，属于正式法律或专业语境用语，日常语境中表达“建议”应使用更通用的advice。
Not this
The company has hired two counsels to handle the lawsuit.
Use this
The company has hired two counsel to handle the lawsuit.
counsel表示“法律顾问”时是不可数名词，没有复数形式，不能用counsels表示多位法律顾问。
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法律顾问
The company hired experienced legal counsel to handle the case.
这家公司聘请了经验丰富的法律顾问来处理这个案件。
寻求建议
You should seek counsel from your teacher before making the decision.
在做决定之前，你应该向你的老师寻求建议。
听从某人的忠告
He decided to follow his father's counsel and study medicine.
他决定听从父亲的忠告，学习医学。
辩护律师
The counsel for the defense presented new evidence in court.
辩护律师在法庭上出示了新的证据。
不透露自己的想法
She decided to keep her own counsel and not share her concerns with the team.
她决定不透露自己的想法，不向团队分享她的担忧。
征求意见
He took counsel with his advisors before making a final decision.
他在做出最终决定前向顾问们征求意见。
绝望的建议
The plan was a counsel of despair, but they had no other options.
这个计划是个绝望的建议，但他们别无选择。
无谋略，民就败落；谋士多，人便得安。
In the movie 'The King's Speech', the king seeks counsel from a speech therapist.
在电影《国王的演讲》中，国王寻求语言治疗师的建议。
Use counsel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想记忆：counsel（法律顾问）与 council（委员会）拼写相近，记“律师 counsel 给建议，议会 council 做决策”。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal、professional、formal advice counsel作名词表示'法律顾问'或'忠告'时，通常用于正式场合或专业语境，例如法律、咨询等领域。
注意：counsel 作为名词时，表示‘律师’或‘忠告’；与介词 for 搭配，如 counsel for the defense（辩护律师）。
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