1. | [c] 会议厅a hall in a public building that is used for formal meetings |
The members left the council chamber. 议员离开了会议厅。 | |
the Senate/House chamber 参议院╱众议院会议厅 |
2. | [cspv] （议会的）议院one of the parts of a parliament |
the Lower/Upper Chamber(= in Britain, the House of Commons/House of Lords) 下议院；上议院 | |
the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian parliament 意大利国会的众议院 | |
Under Senate rules, the chamber must vote on the bill by this Friday. 根据规定，参议院必须在本星期五以前投票表决此项议案。 |
3. | [c] （作特定用途的）房间，室a room used for the particular purpose that is mentioned |
a burial chamber 墓室 | |
Divers transfer from the water to a decompression chamber. 潜水员从水里转入减压舱。 |
4. | [c] （人体、植物或机器内的）腔，室a space in the body, in a plant or in a machine, which is separated from the rest |
the chambers of the heart 心腔 | |
the rocket's combustion chamber 火箭燃烧室 | |
the chamber of a gun(= the part that holds the bullets) 枪膛 |
5. | [c] 洞穴a space under the ground which is almost completely closed on all sides |
They found themselves in a vast underground chamber. 他们发现身处一个地下大洞穴。 |
6. | [c] 卧室；寝室；私人房间a bedroom or private room |
