House of Lords

英 [haʊs ɒv lɔːdz]

美 [haʊs əv lɔːrdz]

n.  (英国)上议院，贵族院; 上议院大楼

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牛津词典

noun

• （英国）上议院，贵族院
  (in Britain) the part of Parliament whose members are not elected by the people of the country
• 上议院大楼
  the building where members of the House of Lords meet

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER （英国）上议院，贵族院;上议院大楼
  The House of Lordsis the part of the parliament in Britain whose members have not been elected. The building where they meet is also calledthe House of Lords.
  1. The legislation has twice been rejected by the House of Lords.
     该法规已经两次遭到上议院的否决。

双语例句

• The bill goes through these stages first in the House of Commons and then in the House of Lords.
  法案首先在下院通过这些阶段，然后在上院重复这些阶段。
• John Major will not try to pack the House of Lords.
  约翰·梅杰不会在上议院安插亲信。
• Members of the House of Lords resident in Scotland.
  居住在苏格兰的上议院议员。
• The House of Lords is made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal.
  贵族院（上议院）由神职贵族和世俗贵族组成。
• ( British) a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords.
  （英国）有资格参加上议院的贵族。
• He entered London society and spoke in the House of Lords.
  他进入了伦敦社交界，在上议院发表演讲。
• The house of Lords is the second chamber of Parliament in great britain.
  贵族院是英国国会的上议院。
• In Britain the houses of Parliament are called the house of Commons and the house of lords.
  在英国议会两院称为下议院和上议院。
• It later developed into the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
  大议会发展到后来演变成议会，分为上议院和下议院。
• Still, barring last-minute upheavals the legislation will pass through the house of Lords in a few weeks.
  但除非在最后时刻发生剧变，这项立法还是会在几周后在上院通过。