Word · Frequency #22289
lobbyist
说客；游说者
someone whose job is to persuade legislators to vote for laws that benefit their employer or client
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A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.
受雇游说政客使其按特定方式投票或取得预期结果的人。
受雇游说政客使其按特定方式投票或取得预期结果的人。；说客；[法] 院外活动集团成员
In use
The lobbyist met with several senators to discuss the new energy bill.
A former teacher now works as a lobbyist for an education charity.
The company hired several lobbyists to protect its interests in the new trade agreement.
lobbyist for [organization/industry]
用 for 说明所代表的机构或行业。
She works as a lobbyist for the renewable energy industry.
她为可再生能源行业担任说客。
lobbyist who [verb phrase]
关系从句修饰 lobbyist，说明其具体行为。
The lobbyist who met with senators yesterday declined to comment.
昨天与参议员会面的说客拒绝发表评论。
register as a lobbyist
lobbyist 可指男性或女性，不要使用 lobbyistess 等非标准形式。
Companies must register as lobbyists before contacting lawmakers.
公司在联系立法者之前必须登记为说客。
Common mistakes
He is a lobbyist of a tobacco company.He is a lobbyist for a tobacco company.
lobbyist 表示“受雇为某方游说的人”，所服务的对象要用介词 for 引出，如 lobbyist for a tobacco company。用 of 会错误地表达“公司拥有的说客”这种所属关系。
The group lobbyists for environmental laws.The group lobbies for environmental laws.
lobbyist 是名词“说客”，不能当动词用；表示“游说”的动词是 lobby。主语 The group 是单数，第三人称单数形式为 lobbies，所以应说 The group lobbies...
Connections
Collocations
- registered lobbyist
- 注册说客
- She is a registered lobbyist who works for a health care association.她是一名注册说客，为一家医疗协会工作。
- corporate lobbyist
- 企业说客
- Corporate lobbyists are common in the nation's capital.企业说客在首都十分常见。
- former lobbyist
- 前说客
- The mayor, a former lobbyist, says he now prioritizes public interests.市长曾是说客，他说现在优先考虑公共利益。
- chief lobbyist
- 首席说客
- She was appointed chief lobbyist for the trade union.她被任命为工会的首席说客。
- lobbyist for the tobacco industry
- 烟草行业的说客
- He worked as a lobbyist for the tobacco industry for a decade.他在烟草行业当了十年说客。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把lobby想成议会门厅，说客就在厅里等议员来游说。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：政治游说、立法程序、政策讨论 该词多用于正式或新闻报道中，通常指受雇影响立法者决策的人；本身为中性，但在口语中可能带有轻微贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 lobbyist（/ˈlɔbiist/）押韵的是 hobbyist /ˈhɒbiɪst/（这里的 /ɒ/ 与目标词标注的 /ɔ/ 对应同一元音）。copyist /ˈkɒpiɪst/ 虽然也以 /iɪst/ 结尾，但重读音节末尾辅音是 /p/ 而不是 /b/，所以不押韵；artist /ˈɑːtɪst/ 的 -ist 读 /ɪst/，同样不押韵。lobby /ˈlɒbi/ 和 hobby /ˈhɒbi/ 只是拼写与开头音相近。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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