House of Representatives

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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 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 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。
• 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》。
• How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
  众议院中有几名投票议员？
• 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。
• He is speaker of the house of representatives.
  他是众议院的议长。
• 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。
• 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 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。