Phrase
pressure group
压力团体；压力集团
A group that tries to influence public opinion or government policy on a particular issue.
- 1.
An advocacy group.
倡导团体。
倡导团体。；施压集团；[法] 压力团体
In use
The environmental pressure group organized a protest against the new factory.
Consumer pressure groups have been urging the government to regulate food labeling more strictly.
The committee met with representatives from various pressure groups to discuss the proposed legislation.
a pressure group
可数名词，常用单数形式。
The environmental pressure group launched a campaign against the new factory.
这家环保施压集团发起了一场反对新工厂的运动。
pressure group + verb
Pressure groups often lobby the government to change policies.
施压集团常常游说政府改变政策。
form/organize a pressure group
Local residents formed a pressure group to protest the new highway.
当地居民成立了一个施压集团来抗议新高速公路。
Common mistakes
Pressure group is an important part of democracy.A pressure group is an important part of democracy.
pressure group 是可数名词单数，作主语时前面需要不定冠词 a 或 an，或者用复数形式。
There are many pressure group in the country.There are many pressure groups in the country.
pressure group 在表示多个时，需要加 -s 变成复数形式 pressure groups。
Connections
Confusing words
- interest group
- 利益集团 · ‘pressure group’强调通过施压影响政策，而‘interest group’泛指有共同利益的群体，不一定采取施压手段。
- lobby
- 游说团体 · ‘pressure group’是整体概念，而‘lobby’特指从事游说活动的团体或活动本身。
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.