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chaiTI-ber 〇it /_tjeimb3(r)/ /?own
1
[C] a hall in a
public building that is used for formal meetings 会坤存：The members left the council
chamber. 议.员离开了会议庁。◊ the
Senate/ffouse chamber参议 院/众议院会议厅一see also Chamber of Commerce
2
[C+sing./pl. v.]
one of the parts of a parliament ('.议会
的）.议院：the iower/l/pper
Chamber (= in Britain, the House of Commons/House of Lords).下 /上议院_ (英国为 the House of Commons / House of Lords ) o the Chamber 0/Deputies
in the Jtdian parHament 意大利国会的下议院
〇 Under Senate rules, the chamber must vote
on the bill by this .根据规定，参议院必须在本星期五以前投
桌表决此项议案。3 [C]
(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 0 Divers transfer from the water to
a decompression chamber.潜水员从水里转入减压舱。一see also gas chamber 4 [C]
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，i: the chambers 〇/ the
heart心腔 ◊ the rocket’s combustion chamber 火俞燃烧室◊ the chamber of a gun (~ the part that
holds the bullets) 枪膛 5 [C]
a space under the ground which is almost completely dosed on all sides _ 穴：They found themselves in a vast
underground chamber.
了一个地下大洞穴。‘ 6 [C] (oW
wse) a bedroom or private room卧室；寝i;私人房间
cham-ber-lain
/'tjeimbalin;
NAmE -barlm/ noun an official who
managed the home and servants of a king, queen or important family in past
centuries :(国王或女 王的）内侍；（」日时贵族的）管家
chann-bermaid
/'tjeimbameid;
NAmE -barm-/ noun a woman whose job
is to clean bedrooms, usually in a hotel (通常指旅馆内）打扫房间的女工
'chamber
music noun [u] classical music written for a small group of
instruments室内乐（为小型乐队谱写
的古典乐曲）
,Chamber of 'Commerce noun a group of local
business
people who work together to help business and trade in a particular town 商会 .chamber of 'horrors noun [sing.] a part of a museum displaying objects used to kill people in
a cruel and painful way or scenes showing how they died (博物馆 中的）恐怖物像陈列室'
'chamber orchestra noun a small group of
musicians who play classical music
together 室内乐队.,（演奏古
典乐曲的小型乐队）
'chamber
pot noun a round container
that people in the past had in the bedroom and used for urinating in at night (旧时的）夜壶，.p泰一compare potty cha-meleon /ka'miilien/ noun 1 a small lizard (= a type of reptile) that can change colour
according to its surroundings M役；变色蜥蜴；变色龙 2
(often proving) a person who changes
their behaviour or opinions according to the s丨tuation 见风使蛇的欠；善变
的人;
chanrfer now/? .(fechm'cfl/ 术语）a cut made
along
an edge or on a corner so that it slopes rather than being at 9 0 °斜切面；削角
cham-o\snoun {pi. cham-ois) 1 /'Jaemwa:; NAmE'Ssemi/[C] an animal like a small
deer, that lives in the
mountains of Europe and Asia (欧亚■山区的）_:岩玲羊2广Jaemi/ (also sham-my) (BrE also .chamois 'leather,
,shammy 'leather) [U, C] a type of soft leather, made from
the skin of goats, sheep,
etc.; a piece of this, used espe- cially for cleaning windows (由山羊、绵_等的皮®成 的）麂皮；（尤指）擦窗用的软皮革；擦拭用的软皮
3
/'Xaemi/ [U] {
chamo-mile (also
camo-mile)
/'kaemamail/
noun [U] a plant with a
sweet smell and small white and yellow flowers. Its dried leaves and flowers
are used to make tea, medicine, etc.苹果菊，春黄菊；甘菊（花及叶可制
茶、药等> :chamomile tea幸果菊花茶
champ /tjsemp/
verb, noun
a verl?[v，VN] (especially of horses 尤指马）to bite or eat sth
noisily 大声地咬（或咀嚼）ITiTJl .champing at the
'bit (informal) impatient to do or
start doing sth it
待；急不可耐
■
nown an informal way of referring to a
.champion, often used in newspapers (常用于报刊非正式地* ) ^军： Scottish champs
cdebrate victory/ 春格兰的冠军庆祝 胜利！
cham-pagne /Xaem'pein/
noun [U, C] a French sparkling white wine (= one with
bubbles) that is drunk on special occasions ： a glass of champagne -
槟酒
.champagne
socialist noun
[BrE, disapproving) a person who has socialist ideas but is rich or has
social advantages香槟酒社会主义者（有社会主义思想但富有或
享有社会特权的人）‘ '
cham.pers /'Jaempez; NAmE -parz/ noun [U] [BrE, informal) = champagne
cham-pion /'tjaempien/
noun, verb
»noun 1 a person, team,
etc. that has won a competi- tion，especially in a sport 冠军；第一名；优胜者：the worZd basfcetbaH c/iampfons 世界篮球冠军.◊ a champion jocfc^y/bojcer/swimmer, etc.義得冠军的赛马骑师、
拳击$、游&运动员等◊ t/ie reigning
champion (= the person who is champion now)本届冠军 2 〜（of sth) a person who fights
for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief 4*争者；捍卫者；声援者；拥护者： She was a champion 〇/ the
poor her Zi/e.她终身都是
穷苦人的:ii 士！
i
verb [VN] to fight for or
speak in support of a group of people or a belief为…而斗争；捍玉；声援：ffe has aZways
championeci the cause 0,gay rights.他一直在为
争取同#恋者的I权利而斗争。
cham-pion-ship /'tJaempianXip/ noun 1 (also champion-ships [pi.]) a competition
to find the best player or team in a particular sport 锦标赛：the National Basket- baH Association
Championship * NBA 大赛◊ ffe mm a silver medal at the
European Championships.
洲锦标赛的银牌。2 the position of
being a champion 冠军地位：rhey’ve hdd the
championship /or the past two years.他们在过去的两年里一直保持着冠军地位。
chance tHw /tXains; NAmEtjaens/ noun, verb, adj.
鼸noun
1 [C;.U]〜of doing sth | 〜that ... | ~ of sth happening | 〜of sth a possibility of sth
liappening， especially sth that
you want (尤指希望发生的事的）可
■能性：Is there any chance of getting tickets for
tonight? %司■弊弄到令晚的票吗？ ◊
She has onfy a sZim chance 0/ passMg the exam.她运过考试的希望很渺茫。◊:There’s a sHg/it chance that helZ be bacfc in time•他及时赶回来的
可能性不大。◊ J/iere is no
chance that he vvi7i change his mmd.也不可能改变主意。◊ What chance is
t/iere 〇/ anybody being/oimd
ah've?戎到生还者的希望有多大？ ◊
Nowadays a premature baby has a very good
chance of surWvaL如今早产儿成活的备望非常大。◊ TTie operation
has a^/ii/ty-^fi/tydumce 0/success.这次手术成功尚可能性
是 50%。 ◊ 77ie chances are a miHion to one'
against
being struck by Hghmfng.遭雷击的可能性是微乎其微的。
◊
an outside chance (= a.very small one)非常小的可能
性 2 [Cj
~ (of sth) | ~
(to do sth) | -
(for sb to do
sth) a
suitable time or situation when you have the oppor- tunity to do sth 机会；机遇；和机：We won’t gef another
chance of a holiday this year,
有机会度假了。◊刊ease give me a chance fo expiain•请 给—一个命#的机会。.◊
ft was the c/iance she had been wairing/or.那正ji她一直等待的机会。◊ There wiH be a
chance for parents to look around the school.
会参观学―。◊ Je# deceived me once already~~I won't give Ziim a second
c/wmce.杰夫已骗过我一次，我不会再
〇 This is your big chance (= opportunity
for success).这是你成功的大好机会。◊ Tonight is your tost chance to catch the play at your
local theatre. 4*
你在本地剧院看it这出戏的最后一次机会。3 [C] an unpleasant or
dangerous possibility 风险；冒险：When installing
electrical equipment don't take any chances. A mistake coii〖d fciH.安装电器设备时千万示要冒险，
弄错了有可能会出人命的。4 [U] the way that some
things happen without any cause that you can see or