Foreign Office

英 [ˈfɒrən ˈɒfɪs]

美 [ˈfɔːrən ˈɑːfɪs]

n.  (尤指英国的)外交部

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指英国的)外交部
  TheForeign Officeis the government department, especially in Britain, which has responsibility for the government's dealings and relations with foreign governments.
  1. ...a Foreign Office spokesman.
     外交部发言人

双语例句

• She accused the Foreign Office of disgraceful failure to support British citizens arrested overseas.
  她指责说，外交部未能给在海外被捕的英国公民提供支持是可耻的。
• No direct reference was made to the call by the Foreign Office minister.
  没有直接提及外交部长的拜访。
• A British Foreign Office minister has made a robust defence of the agreement
  一位英国外交大臣坚决维护这个协议。
• Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems
  外交部官员帮助解决运输和经费问题。
• China will open a consulate in Belfast and the British Foreign Office will establish a branch in Wuhan.
  ――中国将在贝尔法斯特开设领事馆，英国外交及联邦事务部（BritishForeignOffice）将在武汉开设分支机构。
• The guardian yesterday reported that Parliament and the foreign office had been attacked by hackers.
  英国《卫报》（theguardian）昨日报道称，英国议会和外交部曾遭受黑客的攻击。
• The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.
  殖民部被并入了外交部。
• He served for two years in the foreign office.
  他在外交部干了两年。
• Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent.
  外交部消息人士对有可能派出英国军队的报道不屑一顾。
• The British Foreign Office has decided the time is ripe to send its first female ambassador to the region.
  英国外交部作出决定现在可以向该地区派驻第一位女大使。