英 [ˈsenət] 美 [ˈsenət]
n. 参议院；大学理事会，大学评议会；（古罗马的）元老院
Senate /ˈsɛnɪt/ CET4
专有集体名词 The Senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the legislature in some US states and in some countries, for example, the United States and Australia. (美国、澳大利亚等国的) 参议院
The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
预计参议院将很快通过这项议案。
专有集体名词 The Senate is the governing council at some universities. (某些大学的) 评议会
By the time I was vice chancellor, the Senate had become a much larger and a much more democratic body.
到我做副校长的那个时候，大学评议会已经成为一个更大、更民主的机构了。
assembly possessing high legislative powers
the upper house of the United States Congress
同义词： United States Senate / U.S. Senate / US Senate
元老院-引用次数：45
In appearance, he honored the authority of the senate, but in fact he controlled the power of the government.
表面上他尊崇元老院的权威，但实际上他独享国家大权。
参考来源论奥古斯都的用人之道
参政院-引用次数：2
参考来源袁世凯统治时期参政院述论
参议院-引用次数：10
Yuan Shikai government for such a dictatorial move,although the Senate issued a statement by way of criticism,but most parts of the country or default of the fait accompli.
对于袁世凯政府的这种专制举动,虽然参议院发表声明对之加以批判,但全国大多数地方还是默认了这一既成事实。
参考来源江西民政长风潮与民初政局
参议院
澳大利亚下议院以74对72票通过争议性碳税法案，法案将提交至上议院，即参议院(Senate)，预计将在年底进行最终投票，届时该法案将在少数党绿党的支持下获得通过。
就连那些从战场凯旋而归的大将军们，也只能在与城门保持一定距离的地方安营扎寨，在那里听候元老院（senate）的指令。在理论上。
综合外电2月9日报道，东京债市美国国债9日小幅上扬，受有关美国参议院(Senate)一栋大楼因发现可疑神经制剂而紧急疏散的消息影响，但后续报导显示这是一起错误警报，国债价格随即小幅回落。
... 半导体semiconductor 参议院，上院senate 资格老的，年长的senior ...
senatorial 参议院的；参议员的
senator 参议员；（古罗马的）元老院议员；评议员，理事
senatorship 参议员之职
参议院，上院；（古罗马的）元老院
Senate Republicans are less gung-ho about tax cuts.
共和党的参议员们对减税并不热心。
The Senate has now endorsed the bill and can't turn back.
参议院现已同意了该议案，无法回头了。
She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.
她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。
Also,the Senate proposals would not require employers to provide coverage, but would offer tax credits to those that do.
VOA : special.2009.11.13
The Roman Senate, in the late part of the Republic-- yes--started dividing itself into two sort of parties; not official parties, but factions.
罗马元老院，共和国晚期。。。,分裂为两个派;,不是正规党派，只是小派系。
新约课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
In other words, in his propaganda, Augustus basically said, "I'm not a king, I'm just another senator, and I'm giving the Senate and the people all their power back."
换句话说，在奥古斯都的宣传中，他声称“我不是国王，我只是普通元老院议员，我将权力交还元老院及人民手中“
新约课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
This week America's top military officer expressed support for the proposal at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
VOA : special.2010.02.06
But the Senate has delayed action on its version of the financial reform bill until Congress returns July twelfth.
VOA : special.2010.07.02
Still, the mostly Republican-backed solution has been a source of contention and confusion in the Senate.
European leaders could do worse than study our Constitution, particularly the provision for the Senate.
Most days, he attended Senate meetings and appeared on behalf of clients at the courthouse.