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

• He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing him to drive a bomb to Downing Street
  他被控劫持一名出租车司机并强迫他开车把一颗炸弹送到唐宁街。
• A Downing Street aide denied the prime minister's housekeeping expenses were excessive.
  一位唐宁街工作人员否认首相的家政服务费用过高。
• 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。
• 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。
• On January 10 a gentleman arrived to see me at Downing Street with the highest credentials.
  1月10日，有一位先生带着最高国书到唐宁街来见我。
• 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。
• What is missing is strategic direction from Downing Street.
  唐宁街缺少的是一个战略方向。
• Even though Downing Street got script approval there are rumours one line caused problems;
  尽管唐宁街通过了该动画片的剧本，但是有传言说其中一句台词引起了麻烦。
• 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。