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chamber/ˈtʃeimbə/n. 1a a hall used by a legislative or judicial body (立法或司法机关的)会议厅 b the body that meets in it (在会议厅开会的)立法机构;司法机构 c any of the houses of a parliament (国会的)上(下)议院 Chamber of Deputies 下议院; second chamber 上议院 2 (in pl. 用复数) Law 【法律】a Brit. rooms used by a barrister or group of barristers, esp. in the Inns of Court [英]律师事务所(尤指在伦敦的四所律师学院中租用的事务所) b a judge's room used for official proceedings not required to be held in open court 法官专用室;法官办公室(用于处理不必在法庭上审理的案件) 3 poet. or archaic a room, esp. a bedroom [诗] [古义]室(尤指卧室) 4 a large underground cavity; a cave 地下大洞穴;山洞 5 (作 attrib.) Mus. of or for a small group of instruments 【音】室内乐的,小乐队的 chamber orchestra 小型管弦乐队; chamber music 室内乐 6 an enclosed space in machinery etc. (esp. the part of a gun bore that contains the charge) (机器内的)封闭空腔;(尤指枪炮的)弹膛 7a a cavity in a plant or in the body of an animal (动植物体内的)腔,室 b a compartment in a structure (建筑内的)分隔间 8 = CHAMBER POT[Middle English via Old French chambre from Latin CAMERA] |