senate meaning in English
n.
1.(古罗马的)元老院。
2.〔S-〕(美、法等国议会的)参议院；上(议)院。
3.立法机构(全体成员)；立法程序。
4.(剑桥大学等的)评议会；理事会。
Examples
- The senate had a secret session today .
参议院今天召开一次秘密会议。 - The senate from new york has the floor .
该纽约州参议员发言了。 - The senate zero in on the latin-american problem .
参议院集中注意拉丁美洲问题。 - We were on the ever of a partisan senate inquisition .
我们正处在有党派偏见的参院调查的前夕。 - The senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments .
所有弹劾案，只有参议院有权审问。