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

• 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 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 House of Representatives approved similar legislation in December.
  众议院在十二月也通过了类似的法案。
• The House of Representatives approved a new budget plan.
  众议院批准了一项最新预算案。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。