Beltway

形容词 adj. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C., sometimes with a suggestion of its elitism or insularity; politicized.
    — Apparently wishing to go Beltway in a big way, the Gap reportedly solicited Clinton spokesman George Stephanopoulos and media adviser Mandy Grunwald to pose for ads, but were turned down.
专有名词
  1. A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding Washington, D.C.
  2. The expressway that surrounds another city.
  3. The US federal government and policy and lobbying organizations, located in Washington, D.C., sometimes with a suggestion of their elitism or insularity US
    — But given that it takes 60 votes to beat a filibuster and 66 to override a veto, and given that the GOP has since added four hard-right senators to its total, it’s safe to say that nothing will be happening inside the Beltway anytime soon.

词形变化

more Beltway comparative most Beltway superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
Beltway bandit inside-the-Beltway outside the Beltway

词源

词源 1
Extended from beltway (“freeway encircling a city”); compare also highway.
词源 2
Extended from beltway (“freeway encircling a city”); compare also highway.
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