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

• He is speaker of the house of representatives.
  他是众议院的议长。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Republicans added at least four more seats to their comfortable majority in the House of Representatives.
  大选前，共和党在众议院已稳坐多数席位，大选后，共和党在众议院又增加了至少四个席位。
• The Legislative branch, a bicameral legislature called Congress, consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  立法分支是被称为国会的两院立法机构，由众议院和参议院组成。
• The House of Representatives must still approve the change.
  这一改变尚须众议院通过。
• He was elected to the house of Representatives in1847.
  他于1847年被选入众议院。
• 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 approved similar legislation in December.
  众议院在十二月也通过了类似的法案。
• And, yes, I went back to Washington, and I met with my Republicans in the House of Representatives.
  还有，我回了一趟华盛顿，并会见了众议院的共和党议员们。