| 单词 | chamber |
| 释义 | chamber n. 1. a a hall used by a legislative or judicial body. b the body that meets in it. c any of the houses of a parliament (Chamber of Deputies; second chamber). 2. (in pl.) Brit. Law a rooms used by a barrister or group of barristers, esp. in the Inns of Court. b a judge's room used for hearing cases not needing to be taken in court. 3. poet. or archaic a room, esp. a bedroom. 4. Mus. (attrib.) of or for a small group of instruments (chamber orchestra; chamber music). 5. an enclosed space in machinery etc. (esp. the part of a gun-bore that contains the charge). 6. a a cavity in a plant or in the body of an animal. b a compartment in a structure. 7. = chamber-pot. Phrases and idioms Chamber of Commerce an association to promote local commercial interests. chamber-pot a receptacle for urine etc., used in a bedroom. Etymology: ME f. OF chambre f. L CAMERA |
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