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advice, especially given by older people or experts; a piece of advice （尤指年长者或专家的）劝告，忠告，建议 Listen to the counsel of your elders. 要听从长辈的忠告。 In the end, wiser counsels prevailed. 高明的建议最终占了上风。 He is there to give you counsel on all matters. 他会在各方面给您建议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- wise
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide
- …
- prevail
- counsel on
- a counsel of despair
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law 法律 a lawyer or group of lawyers representing somebody in court 法律顾问；律师 to be represented by counsel 由律师代表 the counsel for the defence/prosecution 被告／原告的律师 defence/prosecuting counsel 被告／原告的律师 The court then heard counsel for the dead woman's father. 法庭接着听取了女死者的父亲所请律师的陈述。
Collocations Criminal justicesee also Queen’s CounselCriminal justice 刑事审判 Breaking the law 犯法 - break/violate/obey/uphold the law
违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 - be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 - be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 - be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 - be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 - face two charges of indecent assault
面临两项猥亵罪的指控 - admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 - deny the allegations/claims/charges
否认指控 - confess to a crime
坦白罪行 - grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process 法律程序 - stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 - take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 - face/avoid/escape prosecution
面临／免于／逃脱起诉 - seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 - hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
开庭；出庭；休庭 - sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
担任／影响／说服陪审团 - sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 - plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
认罪；不认罪 - be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
被召唤进入／进入证人席 - take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 - call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 - give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 - raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
提出／撤销／否决异议 - reach a unanimous/majority verdict
作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 - return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 - convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
宣判被告有罪／无罪 - secure a conviction/your acquittal
获得有罪／无罪判决 - lodge/file an appeal
提出上诉 - appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment 判刑与惩罚 - pass sentence on somebody
宣布对某人的判决 - carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 - receive/be given the death penalty
被判死刑 - be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
被判十年（监禁） - carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 - be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 - do/serve time/ten years
服刑；服十年徒刑 - be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 - be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 - be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
More About lawyerslawyers- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
lawyer 泛指律师，有资格提供法律咨询、为当事人准备法律文件、在法庭上代表当事人。 - In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
the District Attorney 地方检察官
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
counsel 为正式的法律用语，指代表当事人出庭的律师： counsel for the prosecution 控方律师
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
the Solicitor General 首席检察官
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2He instructed his counsel to file bankruptcy proceedings. 他通知自己的律师提起破产诉讼。 He worked for the committee as legislative counsel on issues of crime policy. 他是委员会刑事政策方面的立法顾问。 His counsel argued that he had not intended to harm the women. 他的律师辩称他并非蓄意伤害那些妇女。 Lawyers do not usually interrupt opposing counsel during closing arguments. 在辩论的最后陈述环节，一方律师通常不打断另一方律师的发言。 My solicitor will brief the senior counsel. 我的初级律师将向高级律师提供诉讼摘要。 She is general counsel for the American Bankers Association. 她是美国银行家协会的总法律顾问。 She is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case. 在这个案子中她是控方的首席律师。 The accused was represented by a leading counsel. 被告由一名皇家大律师代表。 The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel. 证人接受控方律师的盘问。 the counsel for the defence/defense. 辩护律师 Williams is the leading counsel for the victims' groups. 威廉斯是受害人律师团的首席律师。 the lead counsel 首席律师 They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence. 在辩护中，他们聘请律师和目击证人作证的权利都遭拒绝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- chief
- lead
- …
- appoint
- hire
- retain
- …
- represent somebody
- cross-examine somebody
- question somebody
- …
- counsel for
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium ‘consultation, advice’, related to consulere ‘take counsel’. Compare with council.
Idioms
a counsel of despair
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advice not to try to do something because it is too difficult 知难而退的建议
a counsel of perfection
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advice that is good but that is difficult or impossible to follow 听上去完美却难以实行的建议
keep your own counsel
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to keep your opinions, plans, etc. secret 将自己意见（或计划等）保密；不暴露自己的意图 Emily doubted what he told her but kept her own counsel. 艾米丽怀疑他对她说了什么，但保留了自己的意见。