House of Representatives

英 [haʊs ɒv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪvz]

美 [haʊs əv ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪvz]

n.  (美国国会或澳大利亚议会的)众议院

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牛津词典

noun

• （美国国会或澳大利亚议会的）众议院
  the largest part of Congress in the US, or of the Parliament in Australia, whose members are elected by the people of the country

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER （美国等国的）众议院
  The House of Representativesis the less powerful of the two parts of Congress in the United States, or the equivalent part of the system of government in some other countries.
  1. The House of Representatives approved a new budget plan.
     众议院批准了一项最新预算案。

双语例句

• Already rejecting such an approach are Republicans, who control the House of Representatives.
  目前控制众议院的共和党已阻止了类似的提案。
• Three committees in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate were asked to develop bills.
  众议院三名委员和参议院两人将被要求制作法案。
• The House of Representatives passed a bill last month that authorizes Congress to amend the Constitution.
  众议院上个月通过的一项法案，授权国会修改宪法。
• 1998-Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against US President Bill Clinton.
  1998年的今天，莱温斯基性丑闻案：美国众议院司法委员会开始了对美国总统比尔·克林顿的弹劾案听讼。
• But intense opposition from conservatives has tied up the bill in the House of Representatives.
  但保守派的强烈反对使法案卡在了众议院这关。
• The Senate bill conflicts with legislation approved by the house of representatives in december.
  12月，参议院的法案与众议院批准的法规相冲突。
• The House of Representatives debated the proposal for three days.
  众议院用了3天时间讨论这个建议。
• Yet the American people just elected a Republican-led House of Representatives, and boosted Republican numbers in the Senate.
  然而，美国人刚刚选出了一个由共和党人领导的众议院，而且增加了共和党人在参议院的席位。
• How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
  众议院中有几名投票议员？
• The Congress of the United States has two house of representatives.
  美国国会大厦有两个标志性地建筑。