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月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
英语六级真题
Critics say Congress will give in to lobbyists and let inefficient providers off the hook (放过).
2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
(对政府或委员会进行游说的) 说客
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.