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Fleet Street

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈFleet Street  TCNa street in London where many important newspaper offices used to be, often used as a name for the British newspaper industry 舰队街〔伦敦街名,曾为许多重要报社的办公地,常用来指英国报界〕
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Fleet StreetI went on along Fleet Street, but could not shake off the idea.In an effort to boost flagging confidence, Nimslo loaned cameras to the Fleet street city press.A qualified journalist he worked in Fleet Street from 1981.
From Longman Business DictionaryFleet StreetˈFleet Street nounORGANIZATIONS used to refer to the British newspaper industry, because many important newspaper offices used to be in Fleet Street in LondonHe spent his entire working life in Fleet Street.Fleet Street journalists
ˈFleet StreetChineseSyllable
Corpus in a street London many offices newspaper important Business where


Fleet Street
ˈFleet Street
a street in London where many important newspaper offices used to be, often used as a name for the British newspaper industry


Fleet StreetBrE /ˈfliːt striːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfliːt striːt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a street in central London where many national newspapers used to have their offices (now used to mean British newspapers and journalists in general) 舰队街,弗利特街(位于伦敦中心的一条街道,曾是全国性大报社所在地);(统称)英国报界,英国新闻界