1. | (市、郡等的)政务委员会,地方议会a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county |
a city/county/borough/district council 市╱郡╱自治市╱区政务委员会 | |
She's on the local council. 她是地方议会的议员。 | |
a council member/meeting 政务委员会委员╱会议 |
2. | 市政(或地方管理)服务机构the organization that provides services in a city or county, for example education, houses, libraries, etc. |
council workers/services 市政工作人员╱部门 |
3. | (顾问、立法、研究、基金等)委员会a group of people chosen to give advice, make rules, do research, provide money, etc. |
the Medical Research Council 医学研究会 | |
In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres. 英国的艺术委员会向剧院提供资金。 |
4. | (尤指旧时讨论采取什么行动的)协商会议(especially in the past) a formal meeting to discuss what action to take in a particular situation |
The King held a council at Nottingham from 14 to 19 October 1330. 国王于 1330 年 10 月 14 日至 19 日在诺丁汉召集协商会议。 |