柯林斯英汉双解大词典
Upper House
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N-PROPER In the United States, the Upper House is the . (美国)上议院
例：Two Senators represent each state in the Upper House.
两位参议员在上议院各代表一个州。
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N-PROPER In Britain, the Upper House is the House of Lords. (英国)上院
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N-COUNT In other countries where the legislature or parliament is divided into two groups of members, the Upper House is the more senior of these groups, although it may not be more powerful. (两院制国家的)上议院 [also N-PROPER]
例：...elections for the Upper House of Japan's parliament, the Diet.
...日本的议会（又称日本国会）上议院选举。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Two Senators represent each state in the Upper House.
两位参议员在上议院各代表一个州。
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Twenty members of the upper house were elected, earlier this year.
20名上院议员已在今年早些时候选出。
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The next election to the House of Councillors (the upper house) is due in mid-2010.
下一届参议院（上议院）的选举定于2010年中期。
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The first test of the new government's popularity may come next year in upper house elections in Japan.
VOA: special.2009.09.05
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The measures need the approval of the country's upper house of parliament, the Senate, which the government does not control.
VOA: standard.2009.05.03
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The bill faces strong opposition in the Senate. The upper house of Congress is not expected to take up the issue until September.
VOA: standard.2010.07.31
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