chamber noun ⇨assembly (the upper chamber of the legislature)⇨hall1 (the debating chamber)
assembly
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assembly ♦︎ council ♦︎ parliament ♦︎ congress ♦︎ senate ♦︎ house ♦︎ chamber ♦︎ legislatureThese are all words for a group of people who are elected to make decisions or make laws for a country or region.这些词均表示议会、立法机构。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an elected assembly / council / parliament / senate / house / chamber / legislature◆the federal / national assembly / parliament / council / legislature◆a local / regional assembly / council / parliament◆the upper / lower house / chamber (of the parliament / legislature, etc)◆to elect an assembly / a council / a parliament◆to elect sb to an assembly / a council / parliament / the senate◆to convene parliament / congress / the legislature◆to dissolve the assembly / parliament / congress / the legislature◆the assembly / council / parliament / congress / senate / house / chamber / legislature votes (for / on sth)◆the assembly / council / parliament / congress / senate / house / legislature passes a resolution / bill / law, etc.◆a member of the assembly / council / parliament / congress / senate / legislature◆a session of the assembly / council / parliament / congress / senate / legislature■assembly ( Assembly) [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who are elected to make decisions or laws for a region or country立法机构；议会◆Power has been handed over to provincial and regional assemblies.权力已移交给省和地区议会。◆The party has only 3 seats in the 51-seat National Assembly.该党在国会的51席中仅占3席。■council ( Council) [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who are elected to make decisions for an area such as a city or county（市、郡等的）政务委员会，地方议会◆She's on the local council(= is a member of the council).她是地方议会的议员。◆He's the former leader of Liverpool City Council.他是利物浦市议会前领导人。■parliament [countable + singular or plural verb, usually singular] the group of people who are elected to make the laws of a country议会；国会◆She was elected as a member of the Dutch parliament in 1996.她于1996年当选荷兰议会议员。◆Riot police yesterday surrounded the Georgian parliament building.防暴警察昨天包围了格鲁吉亚议会大楼。ⓘ In many countries, the parliament is made up of two parts called houses or chambers.在许多国家，议会(parliament)分两院，议院称为house或chamber。 see also parliament ⇨ government1■congress ( Congress) [countable + singular or plural verb, usually singular, uncountable] the group of people who are elected to make the laws of a country, especially a republic(= a country governed by an elected president, not a king or queen)（尤指共和国的）国会，议会◆Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow.国会明天将对提案进行投票。ⓘ In the US, Congress is the name of the parliament and consists of the Senate which is the upper house, and the House of Representatives, which is the lower house.在美国，议会称为Congress，由参议院(Senate)和众议院(House of Representatives)组成。NOTE辨析 Parliament or congress?A congress is slightly different from a parliament because its role is just that of making laws (= it is the legislature). The laws are put into effect by the executive, which is a separate group of people and not part of the congress. In a parliamentary system the parliament is the legislature, and the executive is made up of a smaller group of people from within the parliament. * congress与parliament稍有不同，因为congress仅为立法机构(legislature)，法律由congress以外的独立行政部门(the executive)实施。在议会制(parliamentary system)的国家，parliament是立法机构，行政部门由parliament内部的一小部分人组成。■senate (usually通常作the Senate) [countable + singular or plural verb, usually singular] one of the two groups of people who are elected to make laws in some countries, for example in the US, France and Australia参议院（美国、法国、澳大利亚等国的两个立法机构之一）◆The bill was passed by the Senate last month.该议案上个月在参议院通过了。ⓘ The Senate is the smaller of the two groups that make up a parliament or congress in some countries, but higher in rank. Many state parliaments in the US also have a Senate.在某些国家，Senate（参议院）是组成parliament或congress的两个机构之一，人数较少但是地位较高。美国许多州议会也设有参议院。■house ( House) [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who make the laws of a country, usually one of two groups which make up the parliament of the country议院（通常为议会的两院之一）◆Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.立法须得到议会两院的一致通过。■chamber / /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/ / [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who make the laws of a country, usually one of two groups which make up the parliament of the country议院（通常为议会的两院之一）◆They are seeking to overturn the Liberal majority in the second chamber(= the upper part of the parliament).他们正设法改变自由党在上议院占多数席位的现状。■legislature / /ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r)/ / [countable + singular or plural verb, usually singular] (formal) a group of people who make the laws of a country立法机关◆She is the youngest woman to be elected to the national legislature.她是入选国家立法机关最年轻的女性。ⓘ The legislature is the part of a country's government that makes laws. It contrasts with the executive, which is responsible for putting laws into effect and the judiciary, the judges who apply the laws. * legislature是国家政体的组成部分，负责立法。与之相对应的是负责执法的行政部门(the executive)，以及负责司法的司法部门(the judiciary)。 see also the executive ⇨ government1
hall1
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a concert hall音乐厅the entrance hall门厅hall ♦︎ theatre ♦︎ auditorium ♦︎ chamber ♦︎ ballroom ♦︎ amphitheatreThese are all words for a large room that can hold a lot of people and is used for public and social events.这些词均表示礼堂、大厅。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a 500-seat hall / theatre / auditorium / chamber / amphitheatre◆a crowded / packed hall / theatre / auditorium◆a huge hall / auditorium◆an open-air theatre / auditorium / amphitheatre◆a conference hall / chamber■hall [countable] a building or large room that is used for events such as public meetings, meals and concerts礼堂；大厅◆It's important for a concert hall to have good acoustics.有好的音响效果对音乐厅是很重要的。◆There are three dining halls on campus.校园里有三个食堂。◆They will be performing at The Royal Albert Hall.他们将在皇家艾伯特音乐厅演出。ⓘ In British English a hall is also a large room in a school used for assemblies(= meetings of all the teachers and students in the school)and performances; in American English this is called the auditorium.英式英语中，hall还指开师生大会和演出用的学校礼堂，美式英语中则用auditorium表示此义。■theatre (BrE) (NAmEtheater) [countable] a building where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed剧院；剧场◆She left the theatre a few minutes after the curtain fell.落幕后几分钟她就离开了剧场。◆How often do you go to the theatre?你多久去看一次戏？■auditorium / /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/ / (pluralauditoriumsorauditoria) [countable] the part of a theatre or concert hall in which the audience sits; a large building or room in which events such as public meetings and concerts are held（剧院或音乐厅的）观众席；礼堂；会堂◆He stood at the back of the packed auditorium.礼堂里挤满了人，他站在后面。◆The new building will include an exhibition hall, auditorium, bookshop and restaurant.这座新楼里将有展厅、礼堂、书店和餐厅。ⓘ In American English an auditorium is also a large room in a school used for assemblies(= meetings of all the teachers and students in the school)and performances; in British English this is called the school hall.美式英语中，auditorium还指开师生大会和演出用的学校礼堂，英式英语中则用hall表示此义。■chamber / /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/ / [countable] a hall in a public building that is used for formal meetings会议厅◆The members left the council chamber.议员离开了会议厅。◆He had to answer some tricky questions from the floor of the debating chamber.他不得不在辩论厅回答议员提出的棘手问题。■ballroom [countable] a very large room used for dancing on formal occasions舞厅◆He entered the palatial ballroom and took in his surroundings.他走进富丽堂皇的舞厅，仔细打量周围的环境。■amphitheatre (BrE) (NAmEamphitheater) /ˈæmfɪθɪətə(r); NAmEˈæmfɪθiːətər/ [countable] a circular building without a roof and with rows of seats that rise in steps around an open space, used especially in ancient Greece and Rome for public entertainments; a circular or semi-circular room, hall or theatre with rows of seats that rise in steps（尤指古希腊和古罗马的）圆形露天剧场，圆形露天竞技场；（圆形或半圆形）阶梯大厅，剧场◆The Roman amphitheatre stands just outside the fortress walls.古罗马竞技场就坐落在城墙外。◆Here in a vast amphitheatre you can dance the night away.在这个巨大的露天剧场里，你可以一直跳舞到天亮。 see also arena ⇨ pitch