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Capitol Hill

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Parliaments, Government
Cap·i·tol Hill /ˌkæpətl ˈhɪl/ noun  1. PGPthe US Congress (美国)国会2. PGthe hill in Washington D.C. where the Capitol building stands 国会山〔美国国会所在的一座山〕
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Capitol HillThis same senator also once got lost in a Capitol Hill garden after leaving a conference committee on the House side.Anti-smoking advocates on Capitol Hill, such as Sen.Now, other politicians on the campaign trail and on Capitol Hill are scrambling to get on the economic insecurity bandwagon.From there he moved to Baltimore for seminary studies and then served a church on Capitol Hill in Washington.What was needed now was a major legislative victory that would change the atmosphere of political resentment and resistance on Capitol Hill.A few gallant souls on Capitol Hill have their objections.Some Capitol Hill insiders are already checking out the pre-Thanksgiving flights to Houston and Dallas.
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Capitol Hill
Cap·i·tol Hill /ˌkæpətl ˈhɪl, ˌkæpɪtl ˈhɪl/ noun
1. the US Congress
2. the hill in Washington D.C. where the Capitol building stands


Capitol HillBrE /ˌkæpɪtl ˈhɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkæpɪtl ˈhɪl/ 🔊 (also informal the Hill) noun [singular] used to refer to the US Capitol and the activities that take place there 国会山(指美国国会)