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1 | C a large room in a public building , especially one used for meetings 大厅;(尤指)会议厅 |
| the council chamber of Chiswick Town Hall 奇西克市政厅的会议厅 |
| a debating chamber 辩论厅 |
| 1a | an old word for a private room or a bedroom (古时用语)私人单间,寝室 | | the master’ s chamber 老爷的卧室 | |
| 1b | a room used for a particular purpose (有某种用途的)室 | | Tutankhamun’ s burial chamber 图坦卡蒙的墓室 | | a torture chamber 行刑室 | |
| 1c | plural the offices used by judges or barristers 法官(或律师的)办公室 | |
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2 | C one of the sections of a parliament . In many systems there is a lower chamber such as the British House of Commons and an upper chamber such as the British House of Lords. 议院 |
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3 | C an enclosed space , especially one inside a machine , a plant , or someone’ s body (尤指机器、植物或人体内的)腔,室 |
| the chambers of the heart 心房 |
| 3a | the part of a gun where you put the bullets 枪膛;炮膛 | |
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