Whitehall

英 [ˈwaɪthɔːl]

美 [ˈwaɪthɔːl]

n.  怀特霍尔(伦敦的一条街，政府机关所在地); 白厅(指英国政府)

Collins.2 / BNC.6175

牛津词典

noun

• 怀特霍尔（伦敦的一条街，政府机关所在地）
  a street in London where there are many government offices
• 白厅（指英国政府）
  a way of referring to the British Government
  1. Whitehall are/is refusing to comment.
     白厅拒绝发表评论。

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 怀特霍尔(伦敦一街名，许多政府机关所在地)；白厅(指英国政府)
  Whitehallis the name of a street in London in which there are many government offices. You can also useWhitehallto mean the British Government itself.
  1. ...people with banners marching down Whitehall...
     打着标语在怀特霍尔街上行进的人们
  2. Whitehall said that it hoped to get the change through by the end of June.
     英国政府称将有望在6月底前彻底完成变革。

双语例句

• It was like a Whitehall farce the way I was sent from department to department and everyone said it was someone else's job to help me.
  这就像一个英国政府滑稽剧：我被从一个部门打发到另一个部门，每个人都说帮助我是他人的事。
• Sir David King, the government's chief scientist, argues horizon scanning will have a powerful influence on policy-making – and not only in Whitehall.
  英国政府首席科学家大卫•金爵士（SirDavidKing）辩称，《水平扫描》将对决策产生重大影响&这种影响不仅体现在白厅。
• Perhaps, at last, it is also a business that Whitehall is taking seriously.
  或许，这最终也变成了英国政府正严肃对待的任务。
• We celebrated this occasion by a vivacious luncheon and then returned to Whitehall.
  我们以一顿愉快的午餐来庆祝这件事，然后就回白厅去了。
• Whitehall insiders contacted by the FT on Sunday have not disputed the authenticity of the document.
  英国《金融时报》周日联系了一些英国政府内部人士，他们没有质疑这些文件的真实性。
• And Whitehall thought that was a disaster.
  英国政府认为那是个灾难。
• A confidential government paper shows that Whitehall officials were concerned about the cost of the funeral of Princess Diana.
  一份政府秘密文件显示英政府曾为戴妃葬礼的费用担心。
• There is considerable disillusionment with monetarism in whitehall.
  大家对英国政府的货币主义相当失望。
• Whitehall said that it hoped to get the change through by the end of June.
  英国政府称将有望在6月底前彻底完成变革。
• The minister claimed that the government's plans were being obstructed by whitehall.
  大臣声称政府计划正受到了“白厅”的阻挠。