Upper House

美 　英

• n.上議院；（英國）貴族院；（美國）參議院
• 網絡奕居；上院；奕居酒店

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

na.

1. 上院,參議院

英英解釋

n.	1. the part of a legislature of a country that is smaller and represents fewer people or is not elected at all. In the U.K., the upper house is the House of Lords, and in the U.S., it is the Senate.

例句

Mr Steele said the upper house of jazz, this "marathon debate" simply to the lawmakers on the age of life.

上院議員斯蒂爾爵士說，這場“馬拉松式辯論”簡直要了上了年歲的議員們的命。

The MP, who serves in India's upper house, later denied his televised remarks and said they had been misinterpreted by his opponents.

這位國會議員來自印度上議院，稍后他否認自己在電視講話中發(fā)表過上述言論，說自己的發(fā)言被對手曲解了。

Some political observers have speculated that he might have to resign if his party is badly defeated in an upper house election.

一些政治觀察人士猜測，如果他的政黨在參議院選舉中慘敗，那么安倍可能將被迫辭職。

On Wednesday, five prosecutors from the British Upper House began to hold a hearing on an appeal by a lower court.

星期三英國上院的五名檢察官開始就檢察官對一外下級法院的裁決提出的上訴舉行聽證會。

Alexander Torshin, a deputy speaker of the Russian parliament's upper house, said he thought the damage would be limited.

俄羅斯上議院代理議長托爾申（AlexanderTorshin）說，他認為負面影響將是有限的。

He may also be sweating it out, hoping that success in the upper-house elections will enable him to eject his awkward bedfellows.

他也許會焦急的等待著，希望上院選舉的勝利能幫他趕走那些糟糕的伙伴。

If he resists, the LDP might censure him in the upper house, producing a similar outcome.

如果他加以拒絕，自民黨（LDP）也許會在上議院對他橫加指責，達到類似的結果。

Similarly limited elections for members of the upper house of parliament also are under consideration, he said.

他說，聯邦委員會成員進行類似的有限選舉的方案也在考慮之中。

The Bundesrat upper house asked for existing animal protection legislation to be fleshed out to include the ostrich.

德國聯邦上院要求擴充現有的動物保護立法，將鴕鳥納入保護范圍。

Koutaro Tamura, an LDP Upper house parliamentarian, said he was disillusioned by the resignation.

自民黨上院議員田村耕太郎（KotaroTamura）表示，他對福田辭職感到極為失望。

This means postponing scheduled elections for half the seats in the Diet's upper house by a week, to July 29th.

這意味著國會上院半數席位選舉將被推遲一周，于7月29號舉行。

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。

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。

The extraordinary session was a consequence of the Democratic Party of Japan's victory in the upper-house elections last July.

這次的特別會議是去年7月民主黨在上議院選舉中獲勝的后果之一。

The government lacks control of the upper house and may not be able to push through its current modest stimulus plans.

該政府缺乏對上議院的控制能力，可能不能推行自己當前的溫和刺激計劃。

From yesterday evening, the archaeologists concluded that the initial, mainly excavated from the burial of the upper House.

至昨天傍晚，考古人員初步斷定，目前發(fā)掘出的主要是外藏槨上層的隨葬品。

But it will become much harder for the party to govern, as most legislation needs the approval of the upper house.

但由于大多數法案需要得到上院的批準，民主黨的執(zhí)政之路將更為艱難。

The ruling camp of Japan failed to gain enough seats in Sunday's election to retain a majority in the upper house, local media reported.

據日本媒體報道，日本執(zhí)政聯盟在11日舉行的參議院選舉中失利，未能占據參議院過半數議席。

That would deprive the DPJ and its tiny coalition partner, the People's New Party, of a majority in the upper house.

這也預示著民主黨及其執(zhí)政聯盟國民新黨將無法獲得過半數席位，民主黨可能不得不重新尋找聯盟政黨。

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。

A majority supports term limits and the election of senators; about 30% (rising to 43% in Quebec) would like the upper house abolished.

大多數人支持參議員由選舉產生并對任期進行限制，約30%的人（在魁北克高達43%）希廢除參院。

It was the first non-confidence motion in the upper house since Japan's current pacifist Constitution took effect in 1947.

自從日本現行反戰(zhàn)憲法1947年生效以來，這是日本第一個由上議院通過的不信任案。

The upper house in the bicameral legislature of many states in the United States.

參議院美國的一些州的兩院制立法機關中的上院

Mr Ozawa has said that the upper house will vote down any extension of operations not countenanced by the United Nations.

小澤表示，上議院對于任何未得到聯合國贊同的延長議案都會投票否決。

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。

Labor lacks a majority in the upper house and needs the support of seven non-government senators to have its bills passed.

工黨不是上議院的多數黨，它需要7位非政府議員的支持來使法案獲得通過。

But he has so far failed to persuade opposition MPs, who control the upper house of parliament, to approve his 92. 4tn yen spending plans.

但目前為止，他提出的92.4萬億日元的開銷計劃并沒有得到控制國會上議院的反對黨政員的同意。

The new security bill must be approved by the Italian Senate, parliament's upper house, before it becomes law.

這項新通過的安全法案必須由意大利議會參議院通過才能生效。

Last summer the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won unprecedented control of the upper house of the Diet (parliament).

去年夏天，反對黨日本民主黨贏得空前的勝利，控制了國會參議院。

Countries as diverse as Australia and Switzerland function smoothly enough with an elected upper house.

在澳大利亞和瑞士這樣的多元化國家，參院由選舉產生，運轉良好。

It depends on unelected life senators for its majority in the upper house and so is vulnerable to even a small rebellion on its own side.

它依賴不經選舉的終身參議員維持在參議員的多數，因此也難以抵擋自己一方的小小倒戈。

The upper house of Russia's parliament is set to begin debate Monday on recognizing the independence of the two republics.

俄羅斯議會上院預定星期一開始就承認這兩個分裂共和國獨立的問題展開辯論。

Strange, then, that Mr Kan turned back, fighting this summer's upper house election on an austerity platform.

吊詭的是，菅直人卻徹底轉向，試圖通過財政緊縮贏得夏季的上院選舉。

The upper house is likely to vote on the law in the next few weeks.

上院很可能在接下來的數周內就此法律進行表決。

'I thought he was a Japanese citizen, ' Mr. Kan said before the Upper House Budget Committee.

菅直人在參議院預算委員會說，我以為他是一位日本公民。

Elections for the upper house of Japan's Diet (parliament) brought gloom to the governing Democratic Party of Japan.

日本國會（議會）參議院選舉結果使民主黨執(zhí)政前景暗淡。

The Dutch government looked set to lose its majority in the upper-house Senate after its coalition partners did badly in regional elections.

在其聯盟伙伴在地方選舉中慘敗之后，荷蘭現政府有可能失去議會上院中的多數席位。

Other want more autonomy, and perhaps even a tribal council that functions as an upper house of parliament.

還有的希望獲得更多的自治權，也許，甚至一個起到議會上院作用的部族理事會，都有此想法。