- [countable]
a hall in a public building that is used for formal meetings 会议厅 Extra ExamplesHe 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。 She is due to deliver a speech in the senate chamber. 她将在参议院发表演讲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grand
- great
- large
- …
- in a/the chamber
- (also Chamber)[countable + singular or plural verb]
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) 下议院；上议院 The party has gained more seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian parliament. 该党在意大利议会众议院获得了更多席位。 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1She believes there should be an elected second chamber to replace the House of Lords. 她认为应该由一个经选举产生的第二院来代替上议院。 There are plans to abolish the non-elected upper chamber of the federal legislature. 有计划要废除联邦立法机构中未经选举的上院。 They are seeking to overturn the Liberal majority in the second chamber. 他们正设法改变自由党在上议院占多数席位的现状。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lower
- upper
- first
- …
- chamber of commerce
- [countable]
(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 Bronze Age burial chamber 青铜器时代的墓室
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dark
- darkened
- private
- …
- enter
- seal
- door
- [countable]
a space in the body, in a plant or in a machine that 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
- [countable]
a space under the ground that is almost completely closed on all sides 洞穴 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dark
- darkened
- private
- …
- enter
- seal
- door
- [countable] (old use)
a bedroom or private room 卧室；寝室；私人房间 Lady Eleanor was found dead in her chamber. 埃莉诺夫人被发现死在她的房间里。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘private room’): from Old French chambre, from Latin camera ‘vault, arched chamber’, from Greek kamara ‘object with an arched cover’.