consult，v.咨询请教(与某人)商议，商量(以得到许可或帮助决策)查阅查询参看
例句
They're consulting a lawyer? I don't like the sound of that.
他们正向一位律师咨询这消息不大好哇。
counsel，n.
(尤指年长者或专家的)劝告，忠告，建议法律顾问律师
例句
His lawyer counselled him to do nothing.
他的律师劝告他什么也不要做。
consult “商量”、“磋商”，普通用词，泛指就某事向他人请教、咨询或磋商，counsel “商量”、“商议”，指就某事与他人商讨或交换意见并取得较为一致的看法。
