Downing Street

英 [ˈdaʊnɪŋ striːt]

美 [ˈdaʊnɪŋ striːt]

n.  唐宁街，英国首相，英国政府(来自英国首相官邸所在街道的名称)

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牛津词典

noun

• 唐宁街，英国首相，英国政府（来自英国首相官邸所在街道的名称）
  a way of referring to the British prime minister and government, taken from the name of the street where the prime minister lives
  1. Downing Street issued a statement late last night.
     昨天深夜唐宁街发表了一项声明。

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 唐宁街(英国首相及财政大臣居住的街道名);英国首相;英国官员
  Downing Streetis the street in London in which the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer live. You can also useDowning Streetto refer to the Prime Minister and his or her officials.
  1. The Prime Minister arrived back at Downing Street from Paris this morning...
     今天早晨首相从巴黎回到了唐宁街。
  2. Downing Street is taking the French opinion polls very seriously indeed.
     英国政府确实十分重视法国的民意测验。

双语例句

• Downing Street has been off limits to the general public since 1982
  从1982年起唐宁街就已禁止公众进入。
• He met Queen Elizabeth on Monday morning and conducted several hours of discussions with British ministers before meeting the Camerons in Downing Street.
  他在周一会晤了伊丽莎白女王，其后与英国的部长级官员举行了数小时的讨论，并在唐宁街会晤了卡梅伦及夫人。
• The announcement took Washington and Paris by surprise, but Downing Street had been expecting it.
  这一宣布使美国和法国都吃了一惊，但英国政府已经预料到了。
• Downing Street denies allegations it deleted e-mails on a hidden system to destroy "cash for honours" evidence.
  唐宁街否认指控它删除电子邮件系统隐患消灭在“现金为荣誉”的证据。
• There, to the left, you see a small street, called Downing Street.
  快往左看，您会看到一条小街道，叫唐宁街。
• Downing Street denied there had been a hurried overnight redrafting of the text.
  唐宁街否认连夜赶工改拟了文本。
• The Prime Minister arrived back at Downing Street from Paris this morning
  今天早晨首相从巴黎回到了唐宁街。
• One of the prime minister's assistants was given the bum's rush out of Downing Street in1970.
  首相的一位助手曾在1970年从唐宁街被赶出来。
• Sybil died earlier this week at the home of a family friend, a Downing Street spokesman said.
  唐宁街一位发言人称，西比尔于本周初在一位家庭朋友的家中去世。
• David Cameron and George Osborne insist they enjoy a more cordial alliance than some previous occupants of Downing Street.
  英国首相大卫卡梅伦和财政大臣乔治奥斯本，都坚称比起唐宁街以往的入驻者们，他们之间有着更融洽的合作关系。