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chamber

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/ ˈtʃeimbə(r) /

◙ noun

1. [C] 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。
»the Senate / House chamber
  参议院/众议院会议厅
--› see also Chamber of Commerce

2. [C + sing. / pl. v.] one of the parts of a parliament
• (议会的)议院:
»the Lower / Upper Chamber (= in Britain, the House of Commons / House of Lords)
  下/上议院(英国为 the House of Commons / House of Lords)
»the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian parliament
  意大利国会的下议院
»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] (in compounds 构成复合词) a room used for the particular purpose that is mentioned
• (作特定用途的)房间,室:
»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。
--› see also gas chamber

4. [C] a space in the body, in a plant or in a machine, which is separated from the rest
• (人体、植物或机器内的)腔,室:
»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] a space under the ground which is almost completely closed on all sides
• 洞穴:
»They found themselves in a vast underground chamber.
  他们发现他们进入了一个地下大洞穴。

6. [C] (old use) a bedroom or private room
• 卧室；寝室；私人房间

»The House Chamber Chamber Chamber. Commons Lords) Room