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 Congress is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  国会是两院制的，由参议院和众议院组成。
• The affair led to Clinton being impeached by the House of Representatives in 1999.
  1999年，这起丑闻事件导致克林顿受到众议院的弹劾。
• The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213
  总统的一揽子经济计划最终以219票对213票在众议院勉强获得通过。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 debated the proposal for three days.
  众议院用了3天时间讨论这个建议。