Senate
[ 'sɛnət ]
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n. 参议院（美国、法国、澳大利亚等国家的两个立法机构之一）;上院;某些国家的)大学理事会;大学评议会;
💡 词根助记
sen老+ate名词后缀→参议院，上议院，古罗马的元老院议员
📝 例句
His corrupt activities were a discredit to the Senate.
他的腐败行径是参议院的耻辱。
The scandal prompted a senate investigation.
公愤促使上议院进行调查。
The bill carried the Senate. ; The bill was carried by the Senate.
这项法案获得参议院通过。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ sen-拼音“森”;ate-吃:参议院在研究森林里的吃人事件
※ se-拼音“啬”,na-拼音“那”,te-拼音“特”:参议院非常吝啬,那个议案是特批
※ s-似“美女”,e-拼音“鹅”,n-似“门”,ate-吃:美女和鹅在参议院的门口吃东西
🔤 词根
-ate表示“(形容词缀)...的”
📖 牛津释义
senate
n
(often 常作 Senate)
1 [CGp] upper house of the law-making assembly in some countries, eg France, the US and Australia 参议院（如法国、 美国、 澳大利亚的）
[attrib 作定语]
a Senate committee, decision 参议院委员会、 决议. Cf 参看 congress 2, the House of Representatives (house1).
2 [CGp] governing council of certain universities （某些大学的）教务委员会, 理事会.
3 [Gp] (in ancient Rome) highest council of state （古罗马的）元老院.
🎯 考研助记
协力谈（谐音）：议国事- 参议院 sen(三，谐音)+ate: 参议院福利好，吃三顿饭发烟一包 网友：yqy 补充：sen(参，谐音)+ate: 参议院福利好，还发人参吃
🔁 扩展释义
*['senit]n. 参议院, 立法机构, 评议会
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Then you can pick up a hire car and travel around.
然后你可以开着租来的车四处旅行。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.
比方说，你可能随手拿起一本游记，在睡觉之前读它几页。这种书只要浏览一下，这儿读一点，那儿读一点也够了。简而言之，这就是“浅尝”。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.
情况很快就弄清了，舞蹈的直线部分是随着太阳位置的变化而变化的。