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chamber

/ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/ /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/

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noun

房间，室， chambers 可指特定用途的房间，例如：议事厅.

A room or set of rooms, particularly:

Examples :

"The meeting was held in the large chamber of the school library. "

会议在学校图书馆宽敞的议事厅举行。

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noun

尿壶，便壶。

Examples :

"During the overnight trip, the campers used a chamber to relieve themselves. "

在过夜旅行中，露营者们使用尿壶来方便。

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noun

议院，会议厅

The legislature or division of the legislature itself.

Examples :

"The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber."

这项决议在参议院迅速获得通过，却未能赢得下议院多数议员的支持。

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房间，室，腔室

Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.

Examples :

"A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber"

运河船闸的闸室；炉膛室；测试舱

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noun

洞室，穴。

An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.

Examples :

"The mole's burrow had a spacious chamber where it stored its food. "

鼹鼠的洞穴里有一个宽敞的洞室，它在那里储存食物。

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noun

弹膛，枪膛

The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.

Examples :

"Dianne loaded a cartridge into the chamber of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target."

黛安将子弹装入步枪的枪膛，然后准备瞄准目标。

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noun

弹膛，膛室

One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.

Examples :

"The revolver's cylinder had five chambers, each holding a single bullet. "

这把左轮手枪的转轮有五个弹膛，每个弹膛装一颗子弹。

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noun

礼炮，小炮。

A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.

Examples :

"The historical society displayed a small chamber, used in the past for festive cannon fire at plays. "

历史协会展出了一门小型礼炮，过去常在戏剧表演时用来燃放，增添喜庆气氛。

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noun

心房，心室

One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the patient's left heart chamber was slightly enlarged. "

医生解释说，病人的左心室稍微有点增大。

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verb

把...关在房间里，禁闭

To enclose in a room.

Examples :

"The teacher chambered the student's artwork in a special display case in the classroom. "

老师把学生的艺术作品放到教室里一个特制的展示柜里，相当于把它们珍藏起来了。

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verb

居住，住宿

To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.

Examples :

"The students will chamber in the library for their study session. "

学生们将在图书馆里住宿学习。

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verb

上膛

To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.

Examples :

"The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge."

猎人向鹅群开了一枪，没打中，耸了耸肩，然后又上膛了一颗子弹。

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verb

改造口径，修改口径

To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.

Examples :

"The rifle was originally chambered for 9mm, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber."

这把步枪最初的口径是9毫米，但后来被改造过，用于发射一种更大的、非制式口径的子弹。

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verb

蓄势，引劲。

In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.

Examples :

"Bob chambered his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first."

鲍勃蓄势挥拳，却被希拉抢先一步击中。

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verb

好色，淫荡。

To be lascivious.

Examples :

"The teacher felt uncomfortable because the student was constantly chambering in class, making suggestive comments. "

老师感到很不舒服，因为那个学生上课时总是表现得很色情，不断地发表轻佻的评论。

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夜壶，尿壶。

A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

Examples :

"The old farmhouse had a small chamber in the back for handling bodily needs. "

那个老农舍后边有个小房间，是用来放置夜壶方便用的。

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