Word · Frequency #4886
Senate
参议院
the upper house in a bicameral legislature, including the US Senate
- 1.
In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
某些两院制立法机构中的上院。
- 2.
assembly possessing high legislative powers
拥有高度立法权力的议会
- 3.
A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age.
由经验丰富、受人尊敬、明智的人组成的群体,在政治体系或机构治理中担任决策者或顾问,通常年长。
- 4.
the upper house of the United States Congress
美国国会的上议院
- 5.
In Germany, the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; the governments of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League; and the bench in a higher appellate court.
在德国,柏林、不来梅和汉堡等城市州的行政机关;曾是汉萨同盟城市政府的政府;高等上诉法院的法官席。
评议会;参事会;(德国某些城市州的)州政府;(德国高等法院的)审判庭;某些两院制立法机构中的上院。;拥有高度立法权力的议会;由经验丰富、受人尊敬、明智的人组成的群体,在政治体系或机构治理中担任决策者或顾问,通常年长。
In use
The Senate passed the new bill yesterday.
The university's senate voted to increase tuition fees.
She was elected to the state senate last year.
the Senate
指美国等国家的参议院时通常加定冠词the。
The Senate voted on the new law.
参议院对新法律进行了投票。
a senate
泛指任何类似的立法或审议机构时用不定冠词a。
The club's senate meets every Friday.
俱乐部的评议会每周五开会。
Senate + noun
Senate可用作定语修饰名词,表示与参议院相关的。
The Senate election is next month.
参议院选举在下个月。
Connections
Collocations
- Senate committee
- 参议院委员会
- The Senate committee is reviewing the new bill.参议院委员会正在审议新法案。
- Senate confirmation
- 参议院确认
- The nominee awaits Senate confirmation.提名人正在等待参议院确认。
- Senate majority
- 参议院多数党
- The Senate majority leader announced the new policy.参议院多数党领袖宣布了新政策。
- Senate hearing
- 参议院听证会
- The Senate hearing lasted for three hours.参议院听证会持续了三个小时。
- Senate floor
- 参议院会场
- The debate on the Senate floor was intense.参议院会场上的辩论很激烈。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'senior',Senate 是资深议员组成的参议院。
Context & Register
通常用于正式场合,指美国的参议院或类似立法机构,多出现在政治、法律文本中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words share the suffix '-ate' but only 'senate' and 'graduate' (noun) share a similar unstressed ending /ɪt/ or /ət/. The others have /eɪt/. No word in the list has the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ as 'senate', so none rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
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