单词 | chamber |
释义 | chamber —chamber /ˈtʃeɪm.bər/ aep /-bɚ/ noun (ROOM) F0 [C] FORMAL a room used for a special or official purpose, or a group of people who form (part of) a parliament: » Meetings of the council are held in the council chamber.» a torture chamber» There are two chambers in the British parliament - the House of Commons is the lower chamber, and the House of Lords is the upper chamber.Thesaurus+: ↑RoomsF0 [plural] a judge's private office. A judge may have legal discussions with lawyers in private in his or her chambers. Thesaurus+: ↑Law courtsF0 [C] INDIAN ENGLISH an office, especially of a person in an important position in chambers FORMAL UK LEGALF0 If a trial is in chambers, it happens in a court room without the public, newspaper reporters, etc. being there. Thesaurus+: ↑Secrecy and privacyThesaurus+: ↑Law courtsnoun [C] OLD USE (BEDROOM) ► F0 a room in a house, especially a bedroomThesaurus+: ↑Roomsnoun [C] SPECIALIZED (SPACE) ► F0 a closed space in a machine, plant, or body: » The human heart has four chambers.Thesaurus+: ↑Space - general words , ↑Areas of land in general |
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