counsel
verb [ T ] uk/ˈkaʊn.səl/ us/ˈkaʊn.səl/ -ll- or -l-
（尤指对社会或个人问题）建议，劝告，忠告
to give advice, especially on social or personal problems
The police have provided experts to counsel local people affected by the tragedy. 警方请来专家对受该惨案影响的当地居民提供咨询服务。
My job involves counselling unemployed people on/about how to find work. 我的工作是向失业者提供就业咨询。
Compare: advise
counsel
noun uk/ˈkaʊn.səl/ us/ˈkaʊn.səl/
[ U ] formal建议;劝告;忠告
advice
I should have listened to my father's wise counsel, and saved some money instead of spending it all. 我本该听从父亲的明智忠告，把钱省下一些而不是挥霍一空。
Synonym: advice
C2 [ S ] law specialized（参与案件的）律师
one or more of the lawyers taking part in a legal case
The judge addressed counsel. 法官向律师问了话。
Counsel for the defence (= the lawyer giving advice to the accused person) argued convincingly that his client was not guilty. 被告律师为其当事人作了颇有说服力的无罪申辩。
- More examples
- His conviction was quashed in March 1986 after his counsel argued that the police evidence was a tissue of lies.
- From 1940 to 1943, he was general counsel of the House committee investigating un-American activities.
- He provided wise counsel to the young boys in his care.
Idiom
keep your own counselidiom 不透露自己的意见；不发表自己的观点
to not say what your opinions are
I'd love to know what Anna thinks, but she always keeps her own counsel. 我想知道安娜对事情的看法，可她总不发表意见。