While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.
2019年12月四級(jí)真題（第一套）閱讀 Section C
英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題
Critics say Congress will give in to lobbyists and let inefficient providers off the hook (放過(guò)).
2016年6月六級(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀 Section B
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
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（對(duì)政府或委員會(huì)進(jìn)行游說(shuō)的） 說(shuō)客
A lobbyist is someone who tries actively to persuade a government or council that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.