senate

英 [ˈsenət]

美 [ˈsenət]

n.  参议院(美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个立法机构之一; 美国许多州议会也设有参议院); (某些国家的)大学理事会，大学评议会; (古罗马的)元老院

复数：senates　

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.4886 / COCA.1111

牛津词典

noun

• 参议院（美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个立法机构之一；美国许多州议会也设有参议院）
  one of the two groups of elected politicians who make laws in some countries, for example in the US, Australia, Canada and France. The Senate is smaller than the other group but higher in rank. Many state parliaments in the US also have a Senate.
  1. a member of the Senate
     参议员
  2. a Senate committee
     参议院委员会
• （某些国家的）大学理事会，大学评议会
  (in some countries) the group of people who control a university
  1. the senate of London University
     伦敦大学评议会
• （古罗马的）元老院
  (in ancient Rome) the most important council of the government; the building where the council met

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER-COLL (美国、澳大利亚等国议会的)参议院
  The Senateis the smaller and more important of the two parts of the parliament in some countries, for example the United States and Australia.
  1. The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
     预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
  2. ...a Senate committee.
     参议院委员会
• N-PROPER-COLL （某些大学的）大学理事会，大学评议会
  Senateorthe Senateis the governing council at some universities.
  1. By the time I was Vice Chancellor, Senate had become a much larger and a much more democratic body...
     到了我当校长的时候，大学评议会的人员规模已显著扩大，也变得更加民主了。
  2. The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate.
     新议案将取消大学评议会中的学生代表。

英英释义

noun

• assembly possessing high legislative powers

双语例句

• The childcare bill is to be tacked on to the budget plan now being worked out in the Senate.
  儿童保育款项将被追加到参议院正在审议的预算方案中。
• 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 vetoed this bill.
  参议院否决了该法案。
• The Senate approved the new housing bill.
  参议院通过了住宅议案。
• Senate Republicans are less gung-ho about tax cuts.
  共和党的参议员对减税并不太热衷。
• He has control of the Senate and the courts.
  他已经控制了参议院和法院。
• After 10 years of negotiation, the Senate ratified the strategic arms reduction treaty.
  经过10年协商，参议院已经正式批准了《削减战略武器条约》。
• A third of the Senate and the entire House are up for re-election.
  参议院三分之一的席位和众议院所有席位都面临改选。
• Despite objections by the White House, the Senate voted today to cut off aid.
  参议院不顾白宫的反对于今天投票决定中止援助。
• Senate negotiators further narrowed their differences over the level of federal spending for anti-drug programs.
  关于联邦政府在反毒品项目上的支出问题，参议院的谈判代表们进一步缩小了分歧。