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词汇 chamber
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chamber

noun
 
/ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/
/ˈtʃeɪmbər/
  1.  
    [countable] a hall in a public building that is used for formal meetings会议厅
    • The members left the council chamber.议员离开了会议厅。
    • the Senate/House chamber参议院/众议院会议厅
    see also Chamber of Commerce
    • He had to answer some tricky questions from the floor of the debating chamber.他不得不在辩论厅回答议员提出的棘手问题。
    • She is due to deliver a speech in the senate chamber.她将在参议院发表演讲。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • grand
    • great
    • large
    preposition
    • in a/​the chamber
  2.  
    (also Chamber)
    [countable + singular or plural verb] one of the parts of a parliament(议会的)议院
    • the Lower/Upper Chamber (= in Britain, the House of Commons/House of Lords)下议院;上议院
    • The party has gained more seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian parliament.该党在意大利议会众议院获得了更多席位。
    • Under Senate rules, the chamber must vote on the bill by this Friday.根据规定,参议院必须在本星期五以前投票表决此项议案。
    Wordfinder
    • Act
    • bill
    • chamber
    • coalition
    • election
    • law
    • legislation
    • parliament
    • politician
    • vote
    • She believes there should be an elected second chamber to replace the House of Lords.她认为应该由一个经选举产生的第二院来代替上议院。
    • There are plans to abolish the non-elected upper chamber of the federal legislature.有计划要废除联邦立法机构中未经选举的上院。
    • They are seeking to overturn the Liberal majority in the second chamber.他们正设法改变自由党在上议院占多数席位的现状。
    Topics Politicsc1
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • lower
    • upper
    • first
    phrases
    • chamber of commerce
  3. [countable] (in compounds构成复合词) a room used for the particular purpose that is mentioned(作特定用途的)房间,室
    • a Bronze Age burial chamber青铜器时代的墓室
    see also decompression chamber, gas chamber, hyperbaric chamber
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dark
    • darkened
    • private
    verb + chamber
    • enter
    • seal
    chamber + noun
    • door
  4. [countable] a space in the body, in a plant or in a machine that is separated from the rest(人体、植物或机器内的)腔,室
    • the chambers of the heart心腔
    • the rocket’s combustion chamber火箭燃烧室
    • the chamber of a gun (= the part that holds the bullets)枪膛
  5. [countable] a space under the ground that is almost completely closed on all sides洞穴
    • They found themselves in a vast underground chamber.他们发现身处一个地下大洞穴。
    see also echo chamber
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dark
    • darkened
    • private
    verb + chamber
    • enter
    • seal
    chamber + noun
    • door
  6. [countable] (old use) a bedroom or private room卧室;寝室;私人房间
    • Lady Eleanor was found dead in her chamber.埃莉诺夫人被发现死在她的房间里。
    Topics Buildingsc2
  7. 词源Middle English (in the sense ‘private room’): from Old French chambre, from Latin camera ‘vault, arched chamber’, from Greek kamara ‘object with an arched cover’.
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