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

• 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。
• 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。
• Question is, who is going to live at10 Downing Street?
  问题是，谁将居住在唐宁街10号首相官邸？
• And she returned to Downing Street.
  之后，撒切尔夫人回到了唐宁街。
• He lives at10 Downing Street.
  他住在唐宁街十号。
• 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。
• 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。
• The announcement came after a three-hour Cabinet meeting in Downing Street.
  在唐宁街进行了长达3个小时的内阁会议后发布了这份公告。
• 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。
• 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。