词汇 | chamber |
释义 | chamber 8 ENTRIES FOUND: chamber (noun) chamber music (noun) chamber of commerce (noun) chamber orchestra (noun) chamber pot (noun) combustion chamber (noun) decompression chamber (noun) gas chamber (noun) chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/ noun plural chambers chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/ noun plural chambers Learner's definition of CHAMBER [count] 1 : a small space inside something (such as a machine or your body)(人体或机器内的)腔,室 He put three bullets into the chamber of the gun.他往枪膛里上了三发子弹。 the chambers of the heart心室 2 : a usually large room where members of a government group (such as a legislature) have meetings(国家机构的)会议厅 We waited for the senator outside the Senate chamber.我们在参议院会议厅外等候这位参议员。 3 : a group of people who form part of a government议院 The U.S. legislature is separated into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.美国立法机构分为两院:参议院和众议院。 the upper and lower chambers of the British Parliament [=the House of Lords and the House of Commons]英国议会的上议院和下议院 — see also chamber of commerce 4 : a room where a judge goes to do official business or to discuss cases with lawyers outside of the courtroom法官办公室 — usually plural通常用复数 the judge's chambers法官的办公室 5 formal + old-fashioned : a person's bedroom or other private room卧室;寝室;私人房间 the queen's personal chambers女王的私室 a bridal chamber [=a bedroom used by two people who have just been married]洞房 the temple's inner chambers寺庙的内殿 6 : a room used for a special purpose(作特定用途的)房间,室 the burial chambers inside an Egyptian pyramid埃及金字塔内的墓室 a torture chamber刑讯室 — see also gas chamber — chambered /ˈtʃeɪmbɚd/ adjective a six-chambered gun [=a gun with six chambers]六膛枪 |
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