parliament
英 [ˈpɑːləmənt]
美 [ˈpɑːrləmənt]
n. 议会; 国会; 英国议会(包括下议院和上议院); 一届议会的会期; (两次大选之间的)一届议会
复数：parliaments
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.994 / COCA.5169
牛津词典
noun
- 议会；国会
the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country- The German parliament is called the ‘Bundestag’.
德国的议会称为Bundestag。
- The German parliament is called the ‘Bundestag’.
- 英国议会（包括下议院和上议院）
the parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords- a Member of Parliament
议会议员 - the issue was debated in Parliament
议会就这个问题进行了辩论。 - an Act of Parliament
议会法案 - to win a seat in Parliament
赢得议会中的一个席位 - to be elected to Parliament
当选为议会议员
- a Member of Parliament
- 一届议会的会期；（两次大选之间的）一届议会
a particular period during which a parliament is working; Parliament as it exists between one general election and the next- We are now into the second half of the parliament.
我们现已进入了本届议会的后半任期。 - to dissolve Parliament (= formally end its activities) and call an election
解散议会并下令举行大选
- We are now into the second half of the parliament.
柯林斯词典
- See also:Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.Houses of ParliamentMember of Parliament
- N-COUNT 一届议会（会期）
A particularparliamentis a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday.- The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.
预计这项法案将在下一届议会中通过。
- The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.
英英释义
noun
- a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens
- a legislative assembly in certain countries
双语例句
- Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building
反对派示威者已经在通往国会大厦的道路上设置了路障。 - All eighty opposition members of parliament have handed in their resignation.
议会中80名反对党成员全部递交了辞呈。 - Parliament plans to redraft the law on privatisation
国会计划重新起草私有化法律。 - People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。 - It was certainly serious enough for him to reconvene Parliament
他重新召集国会当然是件非常重大的事了。 - More than half his long service in parliament has been as a cabinet minister.
他长期在议会任职，其中大半时间担任内阁部长。 - By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies
到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。 - The group intended to present this petition to the parliament.
这个团体打算把这份请愿书呈递给议会。 - The Chancellor's budget must be approved by Parliament.
财政大臣的预算须由国会批准。 - The Health Secretary told Parliament that the reforms would be phased in over three years
卫生大臣对议会说，改革将在3年内逐步展开。