"The teacher counsels troubled students"
"The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
1.劝告，忠告;建议
counsel is advice.
counsel的翻译
e.g. He had always been able to count on her wisecounsel...
他总能从她那里得到明智的建议。
e.g. His parishioners sought hiscounsel and loved him.
教区居民征询他的建议并且爱戴着他。
2.建议，劝告(做 …)
If youcounsel someoneto take a course of action, or if youcounsel a course of action, you advise that course of action.
e.g. My advisers counselled me to do nothing...
顾问们建议我什么也不要做。
e.g. The prime minister was right tocounsel caution about military intervention.
首相提出进行军事干预要慎重，这是很正确的。
3.给…提供建议
If youcounsel people, you give them advice about their problems.
e.g. ...a psychologist who counsels people with eating disorders...
为饮食失调症患者提供建议的心理学家
e.g. Crawford counsels her on all aspects of her career.
克劳福德为她的职业生涯提供全方位建议。
4.律师
Someone'scounsel is the lawyer who gives them advice on a legal case and speaks on their behalf in court.
e.g. Singleton'scounsel said after the trial that he would appeal...
审判结束后，辛格尔顿的律师表示他将会上诉。
e.g. The defencecounsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.
被告辩护律师强烈建议法官应该休庭。
5.将自己的意见保密;不暴露自己的意图
If youkeep yourown counsel, you keep quiet about your opinions or intentions.
e.g. Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his owncounsel.
古斯科特很少发表意见，他更喜欢把自己的看法埋在心里。
1. 咨询：在心理治疗中,患者和治疗师要讨论患者的经历、社会关系、生活事件和患者的体验,来识别患者的的具体表现,努力解决患...所谓咨询(counsel)是指通过心理咨询工作者与来访者之间共同商谈,去探索和研究问题,使来访者能决定自己应该做些什么,
2. 辩护律师：但如果我是被告的辩护律师(counsel),我会提出应该从权利获得者而非权利丧失者的角度考虑取得时效的问题. Henry Maine先生使得将古老的所有权观念与取得时效相关联的做法颇为流行. 但此关联早在文明史前就产生了. 它存于人类的心性中.
