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city hall

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌcity ˈhall noun  1 PG[uncountable] American English the government of a city 市政府,市政厅 The recycling program simply hasn’t been a high priority at City Hall. 循环利用项目根本就没有受到市政府的高度重视。2. [countable usually singular] the building a city government uses as its offices 市政府大楼,市政厅
Examples from the Corpus
city hallSome downtown buildings, including city hall and the county courthouse, were evacuated.The library is near City Hall.When the authorities refused, the crowd sacked city hall.They were married in March, in the city hall, with one witness.How smart of you both just to go off to city hall and get married.
ˌcity ˈhall nounChineseSyllable
government of the a city Corpus


city hall
ˌcity ˈhall noun
1. [uncountable] American English the government of a city:
    The recycling program simply hasn’t been a high priority at City Hall.
2. [countable usually singular] the building a city government uses as its offices


city hallBrE /ˌsɪti ˈhɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɪti ˈhɔːl/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (NAmE) the local government of a city and the offices it uses 市政府;市政厅