n.(名词)

1. 元老院
2. 评议会
3. 理事会
4. 参议院， 上（议）院
5. 参议院的会议厅
6. 立法机构（全体成员），立法议会
7. 立法程序
8. 大学评议会，大学理事会
9. 州议会
10. 其它国家的类似机构

n.(名词)

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

Noun:

1. assembly possessing high legislative powers

2. the upper house of the United States Congress

1.(美国、澳大利亚等国议会的)参议院
The senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the parliament in some countries, for example the United States and Australia.

e.g. Thesenate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
e.g. ...asenate committee.
参议院委员会

2.（某些大学的）大学理事会，大学评议会
senate orthe senate is the governing council at some universities.

e.g. 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。
e.g. The new bill would remove student representation from the universitysenate.
新议案将取消大学评议会中的学生代表。

1. 元老院：5: 美国参议院承袭古[[罗马元老院]](senate)之名. 其议场座落于首都[[华盛...9: ...型. 例如,[[约翰.迪金逊]](John Dickinson)主张「国会第二议院应由最具身份...1: ...位有时也被用作'''国际单位制单位'''(SI Unit)的简称.

2. senate的解释

2. 上议院：除少数例外情况外,所有议会立法都须众议院(House of Commons)、上议院(senate)和总督同意. 省政府是由选举产生的省议会成员中组成. 省第一把手被称为Premier. 省立法机关没有上议院.

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。

a member of the senate

参议员

a senate committee

参议院委员会

the senate of London University

伦敦大学评议会

The senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.

预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。

...a senate committee.

参议院委员会

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。

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。

The full senate is expected to confirm Mr. Geithner, 47 as Treasury secretary on Monday.

参议院有望于周一批准47岁的盖特纳担任财长.

He has been reelected to the senate.

他重新当选参议员.

They feel deeply the honour of belonging to the senate.

他们为作为参议院的成员而深感荣幸.

These businessmen have been lobbying a bill through the senate.

这些商人一直在游说议员通过该项议案.

The senate had a session today with closed doors.

参议院今天召开一次秘密会议.

The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate.

民主党党员组织了阻挠议事.

The proposal was approved by both the House and the senate.

那项提案在众议院和参议院均获通过.

a member of the senate

参议员

His nomination, while strongly backed by the President, has received tepid support in the senate.

尽管他的提名得到总统的大力支持，但支持他的参议员却寥寥无几。

The senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.

预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。

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》。

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。

Voters are selecting candidates for both US senate seats and for 52 congressional seats.

选民正在为美国参议院议席和52个众议院议席挑选候选人。

Senator Sam Nunn reigns supreme over the senate Armed Services Committee.

萨姆·纳恩参议员主导着参议院军事委员会。

In the senate, the count is too close to call at this point.

参议院现在的票数还难分上下。

The president vetoed the bill, and the senate failed by a single vote to override his veto.

总统否决了该议案，而参议院以一票之差未能推翻他的否决。

He was appointed government leader in the senate, and minister without portfolio.

他被任命为政府驻参议院领袖，政务委员。

Some members of the House and senate worked all day yesterday.

一些众议员和参议员昨天工作了整整一天。

This is the fifth and probably final day of testimony before the senate Judiciary Committee.

今天是在参议院司法委员会作证的第5天，很可能也是最后一天。

The president rebuked the House and senate for not passing those bills within 100 days.

总统谴责参众两院没有在100天之内通过那些法案。

Despite objections by the White House, the senate voted today to cut off aid.

参议院不顾白宫的反对于今天投票决定中止援助。

The student senate voted to remove Fuller from office.

学生评议会投票免除了富勒的职位。

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。

1. The senate adjourns.
   参议院休会。
2. The proposal was approved by both the House and the senate.
   那项提案在众议院和参议院均获通过。

动词+～

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

介词+～

• senate">speech in the senate在参议院上的讲话

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的senat，意为古罗马最高的国家议会。