Upper House

英 [ˈʌpə(r) haʊs]

美 [ˈʌpər haʊs]

n.  (英国)上议院; (美国)参议院; (其他国家的)上议院

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牛津词典

noun

• 上议院 ；（英国）贵族院；（美国）参议院
  one of the parts of a parliament in countries which have a parliament that is divided into two parts. In Britain it is the House of Lords and in the US it is the Senate.

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER （英国）上（议）院，贵族院
  In Britain,the Upper Houseisthe House of Lords.
  1. The decision was announced after objections were raised in the Upper House of Parliament.
     该决议是在上议院提出反对意见后宣布的。
• （美国）参议院
  In the United States,the Upper Houseisthe Senate.
• N-COUNT （其他国家的两院制议会中资历较深而实权较小的）上议院
  In other countries where the parliament is divided into two groups of members,the Upper Houseis the more senior of these groups, although it may not be more powerful.
  1. The Upper House of the German parliament is to meet today in Berlin.
     德国的上议院今天将在柏林开会。

双语例句

• She was elected to the upper house of the Japanese Parliament in 1974, and served until 1992.
  1974年，她当选日本参议院议员，任期至1992年。
• The Upper House appointed a committee to examine a bill which the Assembly had already passed.
  上院议员指派一个委员会审查议会已通过的议案。
• It was the first non-confidence motion in the upper house since Japan's current pacifist Constitution took effect in1947.
  自从日本现行反战宪法1947年生效以来，这是日本第一个由上议院通过的不信任案。
• The upper house of the US Congress is the senate.
  美国议会的上院是参议院。
• HE MAY be lumbered with a nine-party coalition and a one-seat majority in the upper house of parliament.
  由于九党联盟执政，而且在上议院仅占一席多数，他可能步履维艰。
• The house of Lords is the upper house of the British parliament.
  贵族院就是英国议会的上院。
• The final version of the bill, still to be approved by india's upper house, rules out awarding patents on existing drugs registered for a new medical use.
  这一法案的最终版本仍有待印度议会上院的批准。这个最终版本取消了一种做法，即授予登记新医疗用途的现有药物专利。
• An upper house capable of doing business would give Mr Obama an opening.
  可以打交道的参议院将给奥巴马一个机会。
• The upper house still needs to approve the bill before it is enacted.
  法案要想成为法律还需获得国会参议院的批准。
• After being passed by the legislative assembly, a bill goes to the upper house for further discussion.
  在立法会议通过后，议案交上院作进一步讨论。