- A chamber is an enclosed space, often where a specific event usually takes place — such as a sleeping chamber or a torture chamber.
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- n. （身体或器官内的）室，膛；房间；会议厅
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1. The members left the council chamber.
议员离开了会议厅。
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2. the Senate chamber, the House chamber
参议院╱众议院会议厅
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3. the Lower Chamber, the Upper Chamber
下╱上议院
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4. a burial chamber
墓室
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5. Divers transfer from the water to a decompression chamber.
潜水员从水里转入减压舱。
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6. the chambers of the heart
心腔
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7. the chamber of a gun
枪膛
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8. the rocket's combustion chamber
火箭燃烧室
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9. They found themselves in a vast underground chamber.
他们发现身处一个地下大洞穴。
- chamber (n.) c. 1200, "a room in a house," usually a private one, from Old French chambre "room, chamber, apartment" (11c.), from Late Latin camera "a chamber, room" (see camera).
- chamber (v.) late 14c., "to restrain, shut up as in a chamber," also "to furnish with a chamber" (implied in chambered), from chamber (n.). Related: Chambering.
cham·ber ★ / ˈtʃeɪmbə(r) ; NAmE ˈtʃeɪmbər / noun 1 ★ [countable ] a hall in a public building that is used for formal meetings 会议厅 ◆ The members left the council chamber. 议员离开了会议厅。 ◆ the Senate/House chamber 参议院╱众议院会议厅 ☞see also Chamber of Commerce 2 [countable + singular or plural verb ] one of the parts of a parliament （议会的）议院 ◆ the Lower/Upper Chamber (= in Britain, the House of Commons/House of Lords) 下╱上议院 ◆ the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian parliament 意大利国会的众议院 ◆ Under Senate rules, the chamber must vote on the bill by this Friday. 根据规定，参议院必须在本星期五以前投票表决此项议案。 3 ★ [countable ] ( in compounds 构成复合词 ) a room used for the particular purpose that is mentioned （作特定用途的）房间，室 ◆ a burial chamber 墓室 ◆ Divers transfer from the water to a decompression chamber. 潜水员从水里转入减压舱。 ☞see also gas chamber 4 [countable ] a space in the body, in a plant or in a machine, which is separated from the rest （人体、植物或机器内的）腔，室 ◆ the chambers of the heart 心腔 ◆ the rocket's combustion chamber 火箭燃烧室 ◆ the chamber of a gun (= the part that holds the bullets) 枪膛 5 [countable ] a space under the ground which is almost completely closed on all sides 洞穴 ◆ They found themselves in a vast underground chamber. 他们发现身处一个地下大洞穴。 6 [countable ] ( old use) a bedroom or private room 卧室；寝室；私人房间 chamber chambers cham·ber / ˈtʃeɪmbə(r) ; NAmE ˈtʃeɪmbər /
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