| 词组 | lawyer |
| 释义 | lawyer /ˈlɔːjə $ ˈlɒːjər/ noun someone whose job is giving advice about laws and representing people in courtverbs + lawyerget a lawyer If you are charged with breaking the law, you will need to get a lawyer.hire a lawyer also engage a lawyer formal He’s rich enough to hire a good lawyer.see a lawyer also consult a lawyer formal (=talk to a lawyer for advice) She has consulted a lawyer about taking her case to court.talk/speak to a lawyer (=for advice) Have you spoken to a lawyer?lawyer + verbsa lawyer represents sb also a lawyer acts for sb He is one of the lawyers who are representing the airline.a lawyer argues sth His lawyers argued that the company had treated him unfairly.a lawyer advises sb to do sth My lawyers have advised me not to speak to reporters.adjectives/nouns + lawyera good/clever lawyer A clever lawyer knows the answer to his question before he asks it.a top lawyer informal (=a very good lawyer) His wife is one of the US’s top lawyers.a hotshot lawyer informal (=very good, confident, and likely to succeed) The company can afford to hire a whole team of hotshot lawyers.a defence lawyer (=who tries to prove in court that someone is not guilty) Defence lawyers produced evidence to support their client’s alibi.a prosecution lawyer (=who tries to prove in court that someone is guilty) The prosecution lawyer summed up his case for the jury.a criminal lawyer She is one of the country’s leading criminal lawyers.a civil rights lawyer (=who tries to get better rights for people treated unfairly) He worked as a civil rights lawyer in America in the 1960s.a libel lawyer (=who represents people about whom unfair things have been written) The actress is consulting a libel lawyer in connection with the magazine article.a divorce lawyer (=who represents people in divorce cases) His wife is said to have hired a top divorce lawyer.THESAURUS: lawyer attorney AmE a lawyer. Attorney sounds more formal than lawyer: “The United States sees intellectual property rights as sacred,” said Thomas Klitgaard, an attorney specializing in international law. | Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent throughout the questioning. solicitor a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law: He went to the family solicitor to make a will. | She works as a commercial property solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson in London. barrister a lawyer in Britain who can argue cases in the higher law courts: McWalter’s barrister, Hugh Vass, stressed his client’s previous good character. advocate formal a formal word for a lawyer in American English, or a barrister in Scotland: The committee can put questions to the defendant or his advocate. brief BrE informal the lawyer who represents someone in a court case: His brief asked for a fine rather than a prison sentence. counsel the lawyer or group of lawyers who are representing someone in court: counsel for the defence | counsel for the prosecution |
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