Lower House

Lower House

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• n.（英國）下議院；（美國）眾議院
• 網絡下院；日本眾議院；議會

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

na.

1. 下院,眾議院

英英解釋

n.	1. part of a legislature, usually the larger part. The other part is called the upper house. In the U.S., the lower house is the House of Representatives.

例句

He said in a campaign speech, also emphasized that his children should not be accounted for others in this respect the child's lower house.

他說，在競選講話中還強調，他的子女不應該為別人在這方面占兒童的下院。

Russia's pro-Kremlin Duma or lower house of parliament rushed through the necessary legislation in less than a week.

俄羅斯支持克里姆林宮的杜馬，或者說是眾議院，在一個星期內就匆忙地通過了必需的相關立法。

Visibly shaken, Mr. Berlusconi left the lower house without speaking publicly, while members of the opposition called on him to resign.

貝盧斯科尼明顯被撼動了，離開下議院時未發表公開演說，而反對派成員敦促他辭職。

A member of the U. S. House of Representatives or of the lower house of a state legislature.

眾議院議員（州下院議員）美國眾議院或州議會下院的一個成員

Under the revised electoral law, the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan must be at least two political parties members.

根據修改后的選舉法，哈薩克斯坦議會下院必須由至少兩個政黨的議員組成。

The CDU and FDP were expected to win 323 out of 614 seats in the new Bundestag, or lower house, giving it a 16-seat majority.

預計基民盟和自民黨將贏得Bundestag（即下議院）614席位中的323個席位，比多數席位多出16個席位。

Should the poor, defenceless question survive that mangle, the speaker of the lower house still has the right to reject it, with no appeal.

萬一粗糙、無法回答的質詢稿通過審查而留存，下議院議長仍有權利拒絕它，且不得上訴。

It was the first time the lower house had removed the fuero of a sitting member in its history.

這是下議院歷史上首次撤出任期中的成員的特權。

It had already secured the second-largest number of seats in Congress's lower house.

勞工黨已經穩穩地坐到了眾議院第二大黨的座椅上。

House of Representatives The lower house of the U. S. Congress and of most state legislatures.

眾議院：美國國會和絕大多數州議會的下議院。

His party, itself a makeshift coalition, has only a fifth of the seats in the lower house and a third in the upper.

他的政黨本身也是一個臨時的聯盟，在下院只有五分之一的議席，在上院占到三分之一的席位。

It has just nine seats in the 480-seat lower house, and is hampered by an electoral system that penalises minor parties.

因為日共在下議院中的480席中只占有9席，而日本國內選舉體系又使少數黨處于不利地位。

There are some who signal the matter still must be voted on yet again by the country's lower House, which narrowly had approved the plan.

也有人暗示說，此事仍須經下議院再次投票，之前下議院已以微弱優勢通過了新稅制方案。

He is expected to be approved as prime minister on Tuesday through a vote in the Diet's lower house, where the DPJ has a majority.

預計他將于周二日本議會下院投票后，被批準成為首相。民主黨在下院占有多數席位。

The reforms have passed through the lower house of parliament and are expected to be passed by the Senate within days.

改革計劃已經得到了下議院的通過，并有可能在幾天內通過參議院決議。

A bill that would, among other things, solidify their land claims has passed in Brazil's lower house and is now in the Senate.

其中之一是鞏固他們土地所有權的法案，已經在國會眾議院通過，目前正送交參議院同意。

Even if allies of the al-Khalifa family were to lose control of the lower house, the appointed upper house can overrule it.

即使阿勒哈利法家族的盟友失去對下議院的控制權，尤其認命的上議院也會予以推翻。

A bill to that effect was introduced in the lower house of Congress in 2007, but it is not expected to be voted on any time soon.

2007年，一條與之相關的法案在下議院被提出，但是這條法案能在近期內獲得通過并不被看好。

This is intended to help the party retain a two-thirds majority in the lower house and prepare for him to become premier.

這個旨在幫助下議院保留三分之二的政黨，并為他準備成為總理。

Going forward, improved affordability--the result of lower house prices and record-low mortgage rates--should boost the demand for housing.

從長遠來講，住房可支付能力的提高（低房價和低利率），對刺激房地產的需求起積極作用。

It has already been passed by the lower house of parliament, and the upper house is due to conclude its voting this week.

該法案已在眾議院通過，而參議院將于本周進行表決。

Whoever wins the lower house at the next general election, due by 2013, is unlikely to hold a majority in the upper house.

在2013年下輪大選中，無論哪一方在眾議院獲勝，都不可能在參議院中占多數席位。

A: As a friendly neighbour of Thailand, China expresses congratulations on the smooth election of the lower house of the Thai Parliament.

答：作為友好近鄰，我們對泰國國會下議院選舉順利舉行表示祝賀。

Later the lower house will weigh in on the next tranche of aid to Greece, plus a second Greek rescue package.

之后，眾議院會參加投票，決定下一次對希臘援助份額，以及第二輪援助計劃內容。

So let's move on to talk a bit about how lower house elections actually work.

所以接下來讓我談一下下議院如何影響選舉。

If lower house prices and a contraction in credit push America into recession, the industry will undoubtedly face a grimmer future.

如果房產低價格和信貸緊縮將美國引致衰退，那么該行業將會面臨更慘淡的未來。

However, its leaders still drone on about the need to dissolve the lower house. They see that as their quickest route back to power.

但是，自由民主黨的官員們一直嚷著要解散下議院，他們認為這是有必要的，他們把這當做奪回政權的最快途徑。

The DPJ will now step up its preparations for lower-house elections, which are to be held before October, probably in July or August.

民主黨如今將加大力度準備下議院選舉，選舉將于10月份之前進行，可能會在今年7月或8月。

These were approved by the lower house yesterday in an emergency session that cleared the way for Mr Berlusconi's departure.

在昨天眾議院的緊急會議中，上述要求得到通過，這也為貝盧斯科尼的離開鋪平了道路。

In the lower house, the DPJ lacks the magic two-thirds majority that would have allowed it to bypass the upper house.

在眾議院中，民主黨還不具備獨占三分之二多數席位的能力，也就無法繞開眾議院行事。

In accordance with the constitution, Mr Komorowski, the speaker of the Sejm (the lower house of parliament) is already acting president.

依照憲法，布羅尼斯拉夫.莫洛夫斯基作為色姆（波蘭議會）的發言人已經是代總統。

Burma's legislature has four hundred forty seats in the lower house and a two hundred twenty-four seat Senate.

緬甸議會下議院有四百四十個席位，上議院有二百二十四個席位。

Losing Dunwoody's seat in parliament's lower House of Commons would be a further stinging blow.

而如果再失去鄧伍迪在下議院的議員席位無疑將是雪上加霜。

Russia's lower house of parliament has given a preliminary approval to a nuclear arms pact with United States.

俄羅斯議會下院已初步批準與美國的核條約。

Months ago, gaining a majority in the upper house to add to its lower-house one was considered a safe bet.

數月之前，通過取得上議院主要席位來增加下議院席位被視為一種保守的賭注。

It lacks enough votes in the lower house to override upper-house opposition to its legislation.

在下議院它缺少足夠的票數來推翻上議院對其立法的反對。

Wednesday, Italy's lower house of parliament approved a security bill that redefines illegal immigration as a criminal offense.

星期三，意大利議會眾議院通過了一項安全法案，重新規定非法移民為犯罪行為。

Sharply lower house prices and ultra cheap mortgages were bound to spark bargain hunting.

大幅下挫的房價和超級低廉的抵押貸款肯定會引發抄底。

The legislation will be examined by the Justice Commission of the parliament's lower house until tomorrow for possible amendments.

這個法案明日將由國會下議院司法委員會審查，討論法律修正案的可行性。

When a lower house majority failed to emerge, Ms Gillard withheld the bill from a vote.

然而在下議院沒有獲得多數通過，吉拉德面對的是一份表決來的法案。