capitol

noun

1. （美国）国会大厦
   the building in Washington DC where the US Congress (= the national parliament) meets to work on new laws
2. （美国）州议会大厦
   a building in each US state where politicians meet to work on new laws
   1. the California state capitol
      加利福尼亚州议会大厦

1. This policy had repeatedly come under strong criticism on Capitol Hill
   该政策在美国国会屡遭强烈批评。
2. 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money
   3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。
3. The rights of every American to good government have been damaged by the pantomime on Capitol Hill.
   每一位美国人享受良政的权利被国会山的闹剧损害殆尽。
4. On Capitol Hill, senators today appear to view the matter as something of a tempest in a teapot.
   美国国会的参议员们今天似乎把这个问题小题大做了。
5. The British had torched the White House and Capitol in Washington and they headed north to Baltimore.
   英国人当时焚毁了华盛顿的白宫和国会大厦，他们还占领了北巴尔的摩。
6. Now he will hold a special place in the Capitol of the United States.
   现在，他将在美国国会中占据特殊的位置。
7. This proposal earned support from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill.
   这项提议得到了国会双方的支持。
8. Two senators who opposed the bill heard the noise as they walked down the steps of the capitol building.
   两名反对该法案的参议员走下国会山的台阶时听到了这些噪音。
9. But criticism of the president on Libya continues on Capitol Hill.
   但国会仍批评总统在利比亚问题上的做法。
10. But the buildings remain, like the Capitol and Washington Monument, a magnet for the tourist's eye.
    然而，如同国会山和华盛顿纪念碑一样，水门大厦仍然是吸引游客目光的磁石。
11. The Deputy Prime Minister met with Bush administration officials as well as key legislators on Capitol hill.
    伊拉克代理总理与布什政府官员和主要国会山的立法者会面。
12. Ignore the sound and fury on Capitol Hill, we argued.
    我们总会说，忽视国会的喧哗与骚动吧。
13. One day in1987, I came upon Paul in the state Capitol talking to three state legislators.
    1987年的一天，我在州议会偶遇保罗，他正在和三位州议员聊天。
14. The motels and alleys around the Capitol are notorious.
    首都周围的汽车旅馆和小巷都臭名昭著。
15. He was Capitol hill's most militant health-care campaigner.
    他是美国国会里最激进的医疗保健活动家。
16. He is half an hour late& delayed, he says, by a meeting on Capitol Hill.
    他迟到了半个小时&因为在国会大厦的会议而迟到了，他说。
17. It was being a good global citizen, but that does not earn you points on Capitol Hill.
    美国政府扮演了全球良好公民的角色，但这不会为它在国会加分。
18. Olmert spoke to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill today.
    奥尔默特是在国会山今天举行的国会联席会议上说这番话的。
19. He was lunched and dined by Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of state, and called on the Pentagon, the chamber of Commerce and Capitol Hill.
    他和乔拜登以及国务卿希拉里克林顿共进午餐和晚餐，还拜访了五角大楼，商会和国会山。
20. From here we can see the Washington Monument and the Capitol clearly.
    从这里可以清楚地看到华盛顿纪念碑和国会大厦。
21. On Capitol Hill, minority Republicans have softened opposition to Senate legislation, but negotiations continue on provisions.
    在国会山，共和党少数派对参议院立法的对抗态度出现软化，但是针对具体条款的协商仍在继续。
22. He decries inaction on Capitol Hill over the president's job's bill.
    他在美国国会上公开批评总统提出的工作议案毫无用处。
23. One obvious answer is the occupancy of the White House and Capitol Hill.
    一个明显变化就是白宫和国会易主。
24. This prospect – and the Fed action – prompted an angry reaction from Republican critics on Capitol Hill.
    这一前景（以及美联储的行动）在美国国会引发共和党批评人士的愤怒反应。
25. Toyota has also launched a Capitol Hill lobbying campaign to repair its image.
    丰田还发起了一场针对美国国会的游说活动，以修复自身的形象。
26. The rules have divided opinion among US businesses and on Capitol Hill.
    这些规定在美国商界和国会内部引发了意见分歧。
27. The company was a powerful influence on Capitol Hill.
    房利美对美国国会有强大的影响力。
28. Is Capitol Hill part of washington?
    国会山是华盛顿的一部分吗？
29. Being listened to on Capitol Hill, and by global policymakers more generally, is important to Soros.
    对索罗斯来说，国会山有人听他的，更广泛地说，全球决策者也听取他的意见，这些都非常重要。
30. The new president took the oath of office at the inaugural ceremony in front of the capitol.
    新总统在美国州议会大厦前面的就职典礼上宣誓就职。

noun

1. a building occupied by a state legislature