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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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 Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
  预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
• He has control of the Senate and the courts.
  他已经控制了参议院和法院。
• They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns
  他们只是威胁说要以冗长演说进行阻挠，直到参议院休会。
• The Senate vetoed this bill.
  参议院否决了该法案。
• 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。
• The Senate approved the new housing bill.
  参议院通过了住宅议案。
• 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》。
• Senate employees could take their employment grievances to another branch of government
  参议院的雇员可以向别的政府部门申诉工作问题。
• The student senate voted to remove Fuller from office
  学生评议会投票免除了富勒的职位。
• The president seemed willing to accommodate himself to Senate desires.
  总统似乎愿意按参议院的意图行事。