counselcoun•sel /'kaʊns(ə)l/

vt

1. 正式 (专业性的)建议

• The doctor counselled operating immediately. 医生建议立即动手术。

• She counselled them not to accept this settlement. 她建议他们不要接受这个解决办法。

2. 劝告；忠告；辅导

• I would counsel caution in such a case. 我奉劝在此情况下务必谨慎。

• The unit was set up to counsel people with alcohol problems. 那个单位的建立是为了帮助酗酒的人。