senate

听听怎么读

英 [ˈsenət]

美 [ˈsɛnɪt]

是什么意思

参议院（美国、法国、澳大利亚等国家的两个立法机构之一）；上院；某些国家的)大学理事会；大学评议会

变形

复数：senates

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C] 参议院,上院 upper house of the law-making assembly in some countries, such as France, the US and Australia

英英释义

senate[ 'senit ]

n.
- assembly possessing high legislative powers
- the upper house of the United States Congress
  同义词：United States SenateU.S. SenateUS Senate

学习怎么用

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

convene〔convoke〕 a senate召集参议院开会
disband〔dissolve〕 a senate解散参议院

介词+～

speech in the senate在参议院上的讲话

词组短语

senate finance committee参议院财政委员会

senate banking committee（美）参议院银行业委员会

senate budget committee n. 美国参议院预算委员会

senate armed services committee参议院军事委员会；参议院武装部队委员会

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

The Senate confirms all treaties.
所有的条约都由参议院批准。
The Senate has voted to support the President's defense plans.
参议院已经投票支持总统的防卫计划。
The Senate resolved to accept the President's budget proposals.
参议院通过决议接受总统的预算建议。

权威例句

Senate Voting on Supreme Court Nominees: A Neoinstitutional Model
The Development of the Senate Committee System, 1789-1879
Former Okla. Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan Fate with Jury
Predicting the 2011 dutch senate election results with Twitter
Predicting the 2011 dutch senate election results with Twitter
Priming the Vote: Campaign Effects in a U.S. Senate Election
Pollsters’ Cell-Phone Proportions and Accuracy in 2014 U.S. Senate Races
Estimating the Effect of Campaign Spending on Senate Election Outcomes Using Instrumental Variables
New Evidence on the Market for Directors: Board Membership and Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1310
A Bayesian Hierarchical Topic Model for Political Texts: Measuring Expressed Agendas in Senate Press Releases