Word · Frequency #2381
chamber
室；房间；枪膛
a natural or artificial enclosed space
- 1.
A room or set of rooms
房间或一套房间
- 2.
The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
立法机构或其分支
- 3.
Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
任何类似房间的封闭空间
- 4.
An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
穴居动物地下隧道中扩大的空间
- 5.
The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
弹药发射时容纳弹药的空间
- 6.
One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.
左轮手枪转轮中容纳子弹的隔间之一
- 7.
One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.
心脏的两个心房或两个心室之一
议院；议会；体腔；心室；法官办公室；房间或一套房间；立法机构或其分支
In use
The king received his guests in a large chamber decorated with golden tapestries.
She went to her private chamber to read in peace.
The old house has a hidden chamber behind the kitchen wall.
a chamber of + noun
常用结构，表示...的室/腔。
The heart has four chambers.
心脏有四个腔室。
chamber + noun (verb)
动词用法，意为装填弹药。
He chambered a round into the rifle.
他把一发子弹装进步枪的枪膛。
the + noun + chamber
指特定机构的议事厅或房间。
The debate in the Senate chamber lasted hours.
Connections
Collocations
- chamber of commerce
- 商会
- He is a member of the local chamber of commerce.他是当地商会的成员。
- private chamber
- 私人房间
- The queen retreated to her private chamber.女王回到了她的私人房间。
- chamber music
- 室内乐
- They enjoy listening to chamber music at the concert hall.他们喜欢在音乐厅听室内乐。
- combustion chamber
- 燃烧室
- The engine's combustion chamber needs to be cleaned.发动机的燃烧室需要清洁。
- gas chamber
- 毒气室
- The prisoners were led into the gas chamber.囚犯们被带进毒气室。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像'颤伯'，想象一位颤抖的老伯被关在狭窄的房间里，或子弹上膛的枪膛。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或专业场合，如描述身体器官的腔室、立法机构的议院、或枪械的弹膛。常见的语境包括医学、政治和军事领域。
Grammar Note
名词可数，动词及物
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words share the spelling pattern '-mber', but the vowel sound before it varies. 'Chamber' has the /eɪ/ vowel; 'amber', 'camber', 'clamber' have /æ/; 'ember', 'member' have /e/; 'number' has /ʌ/. None rhyme with 'chamber'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.