英语词汇“Scotland Yard”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Scotland Yard

释义

Scotland Yard|ˈskɒtlənd jɑːd|
The name of the head-quarters of the Metropolitan Police, situated from 1829 to 1890 in Great Scotland Yard, a short street off Whitehall in London; from then until 1967 in New Scotland Yard, on the Thames Embankment; and from 1967 in New Scotland Yard, Broadway, Westminster: used allusively to designate the detective department of the Metropolitan Police force. Also attrib.
1864M. E. Braddon H. Dunbar II. xiv. 260, I have called again upon the Scotland-Yard people, and I gave them a minute description of the scene.Ibid. III. iv. 49 Not that anybody would try to thwart me,..if they knew that I was detective officer Henry Carter, of Scotland Yard.1864[see bluebottle 2].1881Punch 9 July 6/2 As in all great crimes, they [sc. criminals] are too much for Scotland Yard and the Seldom-at-Home Secretary.1907[see reward n.¹ 4 d].1909[see phone v. a].1926E. Wallace Ringer 1 Nobody knows, but Scotland Yard and—Henry Arthur Milton.1939T. S. Eliot Old Possum's Bk. Pract. Cats 33 He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair.1962J. McCabe Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy i. 36 A backer for the troupe, a Scotland Yard detective.1974N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 87 Just forget all the detective stories of bumbling Scotland Yard Inspectors.

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