Washington是什么意思？

Washington

英['wɒʃɪŋtən] 美['wɑʃɪŋtənˌ 'wɔʃɪŋ-]

• n. [地名]华盛顿，[英格兰人姓氏]华盛顿，来源于古英语人名Wassa+古英语，含义是“居留地”(settlement)；

例句

• They, together with my father, have gone to Washington. 他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。
• They live in suburban Washington. 他们住在华盛顿的郊外。
• Beijing is about twelve hours ahead of Washington D.C. 北京比华盛顿特区早了12小时左右。
• The stamp bears the picture of George Washington. 这张邮票上印有乔治·华盛顿的肖像。
• New York is east of Washington. 纽约在华盛顿以东。
• Cloudy skies grounded planes to Washington. 天空多云使飞往华盛顿的飞机停飞。
• Some of Washington’s letter are extant. 华盛顿的有些信件仍然被保留着。
• Yet Kissinger succeeded in defying an old Washington dictum that you can have in the capital visibility or influence,but not both. 在华盛顿有一条传统格言：要么抛头露面，要么得势弄权，二者不可兼得。基辛格却公然蔑视这种传统。
• Washington advocated the coffee break,then,as a morale builder— particularly for the defense workers. 美国政府提倡给人们喝咖啡休息时间,当时是提高士气——特别是对那些从事国防工作的人员而言。
• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco. 他出生于华盛顿,但住在旧金山。

英语四级真题

Bosses have been summoned to Washington to be scolded on live television.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
But there is a danger that Washington will end up micromanaging not only Detroit but also other parts of the economy
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The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington.
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英语六级真题

In its2011-2012survey,the World Economic Forum ranked Sweden as the "rock star of the recovery"in the Washington Post,also leads the world in life satisfaction and happiness.
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But Washington would do well to take a deep breath before reacting to the grim numbers.
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Washington is taking drastic measures to provide more jobs.
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英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
  2. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
  3. the federal government of the United States
  4. 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
  5. United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)

行业词典

• 法律： 第一美洲银行；*华盛顿；瑞格斯国民银行；