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单词 lawyer
释义
lawyer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɔɪ.ər/us
/ˈlɑː.jɚ/
(USalsoattorney)
B1
someone whosejobis to giveadvicetopeopleabout thelawandspeakfor them incourt:
律师
Iwanttoseemy lawyer before I say anything.我开口前要见律师。
More examples
  • She'shireda lawyer whospecializesindivorcecases.
  • Our lawyerthinksthat we have a very goodcase.
  • Millions ofdollarswerespenton lawyers in acourtroomshowdownbetween the twocompanies.
  • Thereportnotesthat 40percentof lawyersenteringtheprofessionare women.
  • If you'reunsureofyourlegalrights, I wouldcheckwith a lawyer.
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(Definition oflawyerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lawyer| American Dictionary

lawyer
noun[C]
us
/ˈlɔɪ·ər,ˈlɔ·jər/
someone whosejobis to giveadvicetopeopleabout thelawandspeakfor them incourt:
Following hisarrest, hedemandedtoseehis lawyer before making anystatement.
(Definition oflawyerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

lawyer| Business English

lawyer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɔɪər/us
(USalsoattorney)
someone whosejobis to giveadviceabout thelawandpreparecourtcasesorspeakfor onesideof acaseincourt:
Herefusedto say anything until he hadseenhis lawyer.
A lawyer for thecompanysaid there weregroundstoappealtheruling.
defence/prosecution lawyerThefamilyhiredaprominentdefencelawyer.
He is atriallawyerspecializinginindustrialinjuriescases.
consult/hire/appointa lawyer
acivil/corporate/governmentlawyer
abankruptcy/divorce/taxlawyer
a lawyer defends/represents/sues sb/sthA lawyerrepresentingthefirmssaid they wouldaskthecourttodisqualifythe government'switness.

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(Definition oflawyerfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflawyer

lawyer
Readers are teachers or teachers in training, high school or normal school students, potential lawyers, businessmen, or "ordinary" people.
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Only then need thelawyerstart to think about the nature of any kind of defence strategy.
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However, unlike thelawyer, neither consultant has to "represent" the unit.
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The issue is subtle, however, and future research will have to clarify the precise status of forms such as lawyers fees.
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Should ethical issues in biotechnology research be decided by physicianscientists or by lawyers?
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Second, lawyers had benefited from earlier bankruptcy laws.
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Figure 2 shows bankruptcy fees earned by lawyers; fees increased by a factor of five over the decade.
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But it can scarcely be employed by thelawyerfor the reason that it has been already appropriated by the philosopher.
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While the names of 225 different lawyers were extracted from the 360 files, some appeared more than once.
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Sometimes singularly, often in the company of prominent lawyers, he took on cases that involved the great and the prominent.
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The media now are dominantly visual and lawyers are in these pictures.
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Only in 1820 were the crown lawyers statutorily obliged to bring a libel information to trial within a year of the filing date.
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The significance of this for lawyers may not yet have been grasped.
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Undoubtedly some lawyers are trying to eradicate legalese in response to the siren voices of customer care, quality improvement and positive image.
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The reporter watched the lawyers of the criminals who was speaking to the judge.
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Collocationswithlawyer

lawyer

These are words often used in combination withlawyer.

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academic lawyer
He is anacademiclawyer, a professor of law.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
clever lawyer
He is a nice man and acleverlawyer, but he appears to have been totally out of his depth.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
competent lawyer
My honorarium will not be great because it is something anycompetentlawyercould devise.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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