剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - attorney collapse

attorney
[UK]/ə'tɜ:.ni/ [US]/-'tɝ:-/
noun [C]
I US for
* lawyer

1. a defense attorney
辩护律师

2. an attorney for the plaintiff
原告律师

3. a civil/criminal attorney
民事／刑事律师　

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - attorney collapse

attorney ★★★☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词See also:District Attorney;（美国的）律师 In the United States, an attorney or attorney at law is a lawyer. →see usage note at:lawyer

  • ...a prosecuting attorney.

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牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - attorney collapse

☞ attorney
at·tor·ney / E5tE:ni; NAmE E5tE:rni / noun1. (especially NAmE) a lawyer, especially six who can act for sb in court
   律师(尤指代表当事人出庭者)
⇨ see also district attorney
⇨ note at lawyer
2. a person who is given the power to act on behalf of another in business or legal matters
   (业务或法律事务上的)代理人:
   She was made her father's attorney when he became ill.
   她在父亲生病时代理父亲的事务。
⇨ see also power of attorney

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - attorney collapse

attorney noun (AmE)

• ADJECTIVE defense, prosecuting | district | assistant | practicing He is a practicing family law ~ with years of experience. | bankruptcy, civil, criminal, immigration, malpractice, patent, etc. | corporate | court-appointed He fired his court-appointed ~ and began representing himself. | famed, high-profile, prominent, renowned, senior He hired a high-profile defense ~ to represent him.

• VERB + ATTORNEY hire, retain | appoint, assign The assistant district ~ was assigned to prosecute the case. | consult Consult an ~ whenever you make a major decision affecting your estate.

• ATTORNEY + VERB represent sb | practice sth, specialize in sth an ~ specializing in entertainment law | file sth Her ~ filed a motion for an injunction. | argue sth, argue for sth Attorneys argued that prosecutors never proved who sent the email. | Army ~s argued for a general discharge. | advise sb/sth Your ~ may advise you to accept a cash settlement.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - attorney collapse

attorney noun
⇨ lawyer

新牛津英语同义词词典 - attorney collapse

attorney

noun
(N. Amer.) the defendant will have trouble finding an attorney
LAWYER , legal practitioner, legal executive, legal adviser, legal representative, agent, member of the bar, advocate, counsel, counsellor, intercessor, defending counsel, prosecuting counsel; Brit. barrister, Queen's counsel, QC; N. Amer. & Irish counsellor-at-law; informal brief.

词源记忆 - attorney collapse

attorney 律师
at-, 向，往；-torn, 转，词源同turn, 转。转向顾客，代表当事人利益的人。