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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives.
  一个国家的领土区划；有资格为美国众议院选举一名成员。
• 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。
• How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
  众议院中有几名投票议员？
• 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。
• 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。
• A US House of Representatives intelligence committee had already said Huawei presented a risk to national security.
  美国众议院情报委员会此前已经声称华为对美国的国家安全构成了威胁。
• 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。