Senate ^ /'senat/ noun (usually the Senate)
1
[sing.] one of the two groups of elected politicians who
make laws in some countries, for example in the
(美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个真法机构
乏一；美国许多州议会也设有参议院）：a member 〇/ the ^Senate参议员a. Senate committee参玫院委员会
—compare
Congress, House of Representatives
2
[C, usually sing., U] (in some
countries) the group of people who control a university (■華些_家的）大学理
事会，大学评议会：the senate qjf Londcm
t/niverdfy ，伦敦大学i平议i 3 [sing:] (in ancient
Sen-ator O-w /'senat0(r)/ noun (often Senator) [abbr. Sen.)
a member of a senate 参议员.：Senator McCarthy 麦丰 ^ # i>C M 〇 He has served as a
Democratic senator for rexes since 2000.自2000年以来，他一直是得克萨斯州
的民主党参议员。► sen-atof-ial
/,sena寸3:rial/ 〇办[only before noun]: a
senatorial camHdate 参议员候选人' Send 〇Tt /send/ verb (sent, sent /sent/)
►
BY MAIL/RADIO通过邮政/无线电1〜sth (to sb)丨〜sb
sth to make sth go or be taken to a place,
especially by post/mail，email，radio, etc.邮寄；爱送：[VN] to send a
Zetter/pacfcage/cheque/^uc々maiZ 寄 ^言’；、寄包裹；寄支. 票；发传真；.发电手邮^[牛◊ She站nt tetter by airmaiZ.
她寄空?言。◊ to send sth
&y post 邮寄某物^
to send sth by mai〖邮寄某物◊ A radio signal
was sent to the spacecraA•向宇击飞鈕:S：出了无线电信号。◊ The CD player was
faulty so we sent it back to the manu/acturm.那合*光唱片机有毛病，因此我们把它送
回了在家。◊ [VN，.VNN] Have you sent a postcard to your mother yet?你给你母亲寄明信片了没备？ ◊ Have you sent your mother a postcard yet?你给你母亲寄明信 了 没有？ ◊瓜send you a text
message.我会翰泳夫一秦
短信。
►■MESSAGE 信息 2 to tell sb sth by sending them a message ■传达；转致;■告知.：[VN] My parents send
thefr love.我:父每问.您 。.◊ What sort 〇/ message is that
sending to young peopie?这给年轻人楊达的是什么样的
信息呢？.◊ [VNN] He se/it me word to come.他带话要我
来。◊ [VN (that)]
She sent word (that) she cou^ not come.她带信儿说她来不了。◊:[V to inf] (forma/) S/ie sent to say. that力e was
cqming home.她托人捎话说她要回
家 J、。'
►
SB SOMEWHERE U.某人前往幕处 3 to tell sb to go somewhere or to do sth; to arrange
for sb to go somewhere
派遣；打发；安—去：.[vn，usually +Wv./pr印•] Łd couldrCt make it so
they sent me instead. PJf
以他 i门就派我 _ 了。◊ She sent the
fckis to bed earZy. M早卓1了吳祆子们上床睡觉。◊ to send sb to
prison/ boarding school把某人关进监狱：安排某人上寄宿学校◊ [VN to inf] J’ve sent r〇m to buy some miWc.’’我叫汤姆去买
牛奶了。
►
MAKE STH MOVE QUICKLY 使某物快速#动 4 to make sth/sb move qu丨ckly or suddenly 使快速（或猛然i ):移
动：[VN -ing] Every step he took sent the pain shooting up his i€g.他每走一步，疼痛就顺腿窜上来。◊ JTie punch sent hfm/Tyi叩•那一拳把他打倒了。◊ [VN +fldv.?prep.] The report sent share
prices down a further 8p.
一公布，股价又跌了:8便士。
►
MAKE SB REACT使某人:作也..反也/: 5 ~ sb (to/into sth) to
make sb behave or react in
a particular way 使作'出' i 谋
种反应.）；使表现出（某种行为.）：[VN]
Her
music aZvmys
sends me to sZeep.她的音乐总使我进入梦乡。◊ Her account of the
visit sent us into fits of laughter. Mi# 述参观的经过，我们听得^阵阵大笑。0[VN-ADj]AHthe puWiciiy nearty sent him crazy.成天生活:在公众的注意之
下让他差一点发疯了i
ITSlIHil send sb 'packing (informal) to tell sb firmly or
rudely td go away叫某人卷铺盖；撵某人走一more at
〇(for sth) = send off (for sth) .send sb^'down (firŁ)
1
(/>j/o/7r/fl/):to
send sb.to prisonH('某人）-_A 狱
(old-fashioned) to order a student to
leave a university because of bad behaviour 开除；勒令退学 ‘send for sb
| 1813 senile
to ask or tell sb to
come to you, especially in order to help you 请某人来（帮忙 ％ )
: Send for a doctor, qufddy/请个大夫来:，快！ ’send for sth to ask .sb. to bring or deliver sth to you
it人带来（或送来）某物：
His
son/ound him and sent/or he(p.他J[子找到 T择，
然后向入求救。◊ She 犹nt/or the Zatest
saZes/igures.她
要求把最新的销售统计数字给她送来。，send sb 1〇代11 {old-fashioned or literary) to send sb away from
you to another place 派往；磁遺，send 'forth sth to
produce a sound, signal, etc.
so that other people can hear it，receive it，etc,发出（声音、信号等）；He opened his mouth and sent forth a stream of noise.
开嘴，发出一连串嗓音。，send sbwin to order sb to go to a place to deal with
a difficult situation 派，某.乂去 (应付困难局面）：Troops
were sent_in to restore order. 部队备派去恢复秩序。，send sth^ in to send sth by post/mail to a place where
it will be dealt with 寄:毒 (处理）：Have you
sent i/i your appWcation yet?你把 申请书寄去了没有？ .send
’off (for sth)丨，send a’way (to sb) (for sth) to write to sb and ask
them to send you sth by post/mail 邮购；函购； '函索：I’ve sent 〇#/or some boofo/or my course.義已去函邮购一些上课用的
书。.send sb㈠’off (8rŁ) (in a sports game 体育比奏）to order sb to leave the field because they have
broken the rules of the game 罚某人下场：Beckham was sent oj^/or a/ouZ in the
second /mZ/•在下半场，.._贝克汉it 因犯 M象罚下场。一related noun sending-off .send sth^ 'off to send sth to a
place.by post/mail.寄出!;发出“ I’m
sending the )?ies ojf to my kss tomorrow.明天我要 把这些档案给老私寄去。.：，send .sth—‘on 1 to send s.th:to a.
place so that it arrives .before you get there.先期发运 ■(或送达）.：We sent
oi/r)iumfture on by ship.我们提前
把秦具水运M去了。2 to send a letter that has been sent to sb’s
old address to their new address 转寄，转 投（信彳件.)，S3S9 forward 3 to
send sth from one place/person to another.转送；转递；转达••
They arranged for the
information to be sent on to us. ft 托人把信息转告義伯v .send 'out for sth to ask a restaurant or
shop/store to deliver food to you at home or at work请（某店）送来外卖食物：Let’s send out for a j^zza.我们ij■一份外卖比萨饼吧。，send sthWout 1 to
send sth to a lot of. different people
or places.分发■;散 发：Have t/ie invitations .been sent out yet?请柬分发出 ■去了.没■有.？ 2. to
produce sth, such as light, a signal, sound，etc•发出（头;、信号、声音等 EBElemit ,send
sb/sth+'+'up
(informal) to make people laugh at
sb/sth by copying tliem/it in a funny way (通过滑稽模仿）取
%, W 刺、挖苦：a TV programme that sends up poZftidcms模杏取笑政治家的电视节目一related noun send-up ,send sb*-+'up (US, infornwI) to send sb to prison判（某人)入狱
send-er
/’sender)/
/?ow/? a person who sends sth
发丨送 人；邮#人：攱 ufideh'vemi
please return to sender•.若
无法f递，请退还寄信人。
,sending-'off noun {pi： sendings-ofl) (Srf) (in football (soccer)足球)a situation when a referee tells a player to leave the
field because they have broken the rules in a serious way 钧 tti场外
'send-off /7〇tv/i {informaf) an occasion when
people come together■ to say goodbye to.s.b who is leaving 送行；
_送别.
'send-up noun {informal) an act of making
sb/sth look silly by copying them in a funny way ('■为取矣的）滑稽
模仿
Sen-eca /'senaka/ noun (pi. Sen eca or Sen ecas) a member of a Native
American people, many of whom now live'.in the
the process of becoming
old and showing the effects of b^ing old 衰老；■老牟杜 Vsen.es.cent
flt/y.
se-nile /'siinail/ adj. behaving in a confused or strange way,
and unable to remember things, because you are old 衰老的;;)牵老糊涂的：J thin/c she，<s going senfie.我 想她是衰老了► sen.il.ityjsa’ndati/ now/i [L〇an.oW man on the verge o/senfHty渐显龙钟之态的老年人：