an action to be taken when all else fails一切都失败后采取的行动
a counsel of perfection
advice that is ideal but not feasible理想而不切实际的劝告
keep one's own counsel
say nothing about what one believes, knows, or plans对信仰（或所知、计划）闭口不提
take counsel
discuss a problem商量问题；商讨问题
英语四级真题
Do good to othersOther golden rules counsel us to master ourselves, to avoid excess and not to be a prosperous ( ' , 发迹的 ) fool.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
Other golden rules counsel us to master ourselves, to avoid excess and not to be a prosperous fool.
2016年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
英语六级真题
We help guide people to critical resources and counsel them on life-changing decisions.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
"A comparison point is in the 1990s battles over encryption," said Kurt Opsahl, general counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy watchdog group.