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

• This week I was at the superangel summit organized by 10 Downing Street at the initiative of David Cameron.
  本周我参加了戴维•卡梅伦倡议的、由唐宁街10号组织的超级天使峰会。
• What is missing is strategic direction from Downing Street.
  唐宁街缺少的是一个战略方向。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。