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

• The Senate and House of Representatives approved the plan a short time later.
  美国参议院和众议院很快批准了这项临时拨款计划。
• 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 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。
• The House of Representatives in Washington has passed a bill to limit carbon emissions.
  美国众议院通过了限制碳排放的法案。
• He was elected to the house of Representatives in1847.
  他于1847年被选入众议院。
• The House of Representatives quickly passed a bill to build the Nicaragua canal.
  众议院很快就通过了在尼加拉瓜修建运河的建议。
• Now any person prepared to bargain in the House of Representatives can extract an enormous price.
  现在，任何人准备在众议院讨价还价可以提取了巨大的代价。
• The House of Representatives approved similar legislation in December.
  众议院在十二月也通过了类似的法案。
• He is speaker of the house of representatives.
  他是众议院的议长。
• The House of Representatives must still approve the change.
  这一改变尚须众议院通过。