House of Representatives

英 [haʊs ɒv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪvz]

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

• 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》。
• He is speaker of the house of representatives.
  他是众议院的议长。
• The House of Representatives approved a new budget plan.
  众议院批准了一项最新预算案。
• How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
  众议院中有几名投票议员？
• The House of Representatives must still approve the change.
  这一改变尚须众议院通过。
• This week, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives offered his plan to create jobs.
  这个周，国会众议院的共和党领导人发布了他的就业增加计划。
• He praised the economic stimulus package approved by the House of Representatives and urged the Senate to follow suit.
  他称赞了由美国国会众议院通过的刺激经济的一揽子政策并敦促参议院能够同意。
• 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。
• And, yes, I went back to Washington, and I met with my Republicans in the House of Representatives.
  还有，我回了一趟华盛顿，并会见了众议院的共和党议员们。
• 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。