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seek counselling (for sth)
counselling 是不可数名词，不与 a 或数字连用。
Many people seek counselling for work-related stress.
许多人因工作压力寻求咨询。
咨询；辅导
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
咨询；辅导
advice or guidance given to help someone decide what to do
Many people seek counselling for work-related stress.
许多人因工作压力寻求咨询。
提供指导或建议的事物；咨询
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Many students seek counselling before exams.
许多学生在考试前寻求咨询。
She attended counselling sessions to deal with stress.
她参加咨询课程来应对压力。
The company offers free financial counselling to employees.
公司为员工提供免费财务咨询。
counselling 是不可数名词，不与 a 或数字连用。
Many people seek counselling for work-related stress.
许多人因工作压力寻求咨询。
也可以说 provide counselling for sb，意思相同。
The clinic provides free counselling to local residents.
这家诊所为当地居民提供免费咨询。
counselling 作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
Counselling helps many students with exam anxiety.
咨询帮助许多学生应对考试焦虑。
Not this
I need a counselling.
Use this
I need counselling.
counselling 是不可数名词，不能直接加不定冠词 a。要表示一次咨询可说 a counselling session，但单独的 counselling 前面不加 a。
Not this
I am counselling for my anxiety.
Use this
I am having counselling for my anxiety.
counselling 是名词，不能像动词一样单独作谓语。要表达“正在接受咨询”应用 have/receive counselling，把 counselling 当作宾语；若说 am counselling，意思会变成“我正在给别人提供咨询”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
提供咨询；提供辅导
The university provides free counselling to all students.
这所大学向所有学生提供免费咨询。
咨询会谈；辅导课
She attended a counselling session after the accident.
事故后她参加了一次心理辅导。
悲伤辅导；哀伤咨询
Grief counselling helped him cope with the loss.
悲伤辅导帮助他应对失去亲人的痛苦。
婚姻咨询
They decided to try marriage counselling to save their relationship.
他们决定尝试婚姻咨询来挽救他们的关系。
职业咨询；就业辅导
Career counselling can help you choose the right path.
职业咨询可以帮助你选择正确的道路。
咨询服务
The school has a counselling service for students with exam stress.
学校为有考试压力的学生提供咨询服务。
Use counselling naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
counsel 与 council 易混：council 是“委员会”（一群人开会），counsel 是“忠告/咨询”（说给你听）。-ing 就是这种建议进行中的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：professional support、personal guidance、career planning 该词通常用于中性或正式语境，多指针对个人问题、职业选择等提供的咨询或辅导。
counselling 读作 /ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/。没有单词与它完全押韵；council、counsel、counsellor 以相同的 /ˈkaʊn/ 开头，但不押韵。selling、spelling、swelling 在拼写上与 counselling 的 -elling 部分相似，但元音不同，读作 /ɛ/ 而非 /aʊ/。
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