| 单词 | corridor |
| 释义 | corridorBuildings, Geography cor·ri·dor /ˈkɒrədɔː $ ˈkɔːrədər, ˈkɑː-/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countableC] 1 TBBa long narrow passage on a train or between rooms in a building, with doors leading off it 通道；走廊 in the corridor We had to wait outside in the corridor until our names were called. 我们只好在外面的走廊上等候叫我们的名字。 down/along the corridor She hurried down the corridor. 她沿着走廊匆匆而去。 Go down here and the bathroom’s at the end of the corridor. 沿着这儿走，浴室就在走廊的尽头。 2 SGa narrow area of land between cities or countries that has different qualities or features from the land around it 〔城市或国家之间不同于周边地区的〕走廊，地带 the industrial corridor that connects Querétaro with Mexico City 连接克雷塔罗和墨西哥城的工业地带 3. corridors of power POWERthe places where important government decisions are made 权力走廊，权力核心〔指政府的决策场所〕 Examples from the Corpus corridors of power• Military strategists plotted war scenarios in their air-conditioned corridors of power.• It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.• If a Spencer never quite reached the commanding heights, they certainly walked confidently along the corridors of power.• Equally, who is fighting our case in the corridors of power?• The sound of resolutely clicking heels in the corridors of power have been silenced.• His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.• Parke doesn't deny it, noting a shift from protesting outside bases towards well-mannered lobbying in the corridors of power.• This gave her the entrée into many whispering galleries of politics and the drawing-rooms if not the corridors of power.• Her path led from the humblest corner of Houston to the corridors of power. Examples from the Corpus corridor• Once properly tagged and escorted, the visitor passes the initial checkpoint and walks along a corridor into the Headquarters Building lobby.• A corridor led from the old schoolrooms to a modern building.• This industrial corridor connects Queretaro with Mexico City.• We were led down a long corridor in the airport terminal.• You will not believe how many elevators you will go lip, how many corridors you will walk down.• The Northeast corridor from Washington to Boston is Amtrak's busiest region.• Desmond Fairchild and Dotty Blundell were heard arguing in the corridor, though no one could be sure what was at issue.• She kept giving lifts to boys in the corridors and provided chairs for those standing in the queues.• The twin doors sighed open, and Manville stepped slowly out into the corridor.• They moved up the corridor, their footfalls against the bare boards sending out hollow echoes. down/along the corridor• Away along the corridor from the Colonel's office, a man screamed.• They head back along the corridor.• A couple of the doors further down the corridor were shut, and appeared to be locked.• Sucking in a lungful of cold air, Piper moved once more down the corridor.• I moved down the corridor, as instructed, and rounded the elevators to the bank on the far side.• The others nodded, made agreeable sounds, and drifted off down the corridor.• She opened the door and watched him move off down the corridor.• He got off the elevator and went down the corridor to the juvenile bureau. (1500-1600) French Old Italian corridore, from correre “to run” |
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