a member of a senate 参议员 Senator McCarthy 麦卡锡参议员 She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009. 自 2009 年以来,她一直是北卡罗来纳州的民主党参议员。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1a Republican state senator 共和党州参议员 the former US Senator, James Hurley 美国前参议员詹姆斯・赫尔利 He was elected senator for Pennsylvania in 2004. 2004年他当选宾夕法尼亚州参议员。 There was a visit to the area by a delegation of senior US senators. 一个由美国资深参议员组成的代表团访问了该地区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- American
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Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a member of the ancient Roman senate): from Old French senateur, from Latin senator, from senex ‘old man’.