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

Collins.1

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

• 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。
• Three committees in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate were asked to develop bills.
  众议院三名委员和参议院两人将被要求制作法案。
• 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。
• 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》。
• But intense opposition from conservatives has tied up the bill in the House of Representatives.
  但保守派的强烈反对使法案卡在了众议院这关。
• The House of Representatives approved a new budget plan.
  众议院批准了一项最新预算案。
• 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 Congress is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  国会是两院制的，由参议院和众议院组成。
• 1998-Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against US President Bill Clinton.
  1998年的今天，莱温斯基性丑闻案：美国众议院司法委员会开始了对美国总统比尔·克林顿的弹劾案听讼。