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

• In December, the House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
  十二月份，众议院通过了《华尔街改革和消费者保护法案》。
• 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。
• He was elected to the house of Representatives in1847.
  他于1847年被选入众议院。
• He praised the economic stimulus package approved by the House of Representatives and urged the Senate to follow suit.
  他称赞了由美国国会众议院通过的刺激经济的一揽子政策并敦促参议院能够同意。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 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。