释义 |
dispatch boxdiˈspatch box noun British English - At private meetings with ministers, as well as at the dispatch box, it did not feel that way last week.
- Hence the glass of whisky at the dispatch box rather than mineral water: A premature celebration?
- His standing at the dispatch box stays high, but rarely did he intervene during months of Maastricht debate.
- It is my first appearance at the dispatch box in my new role, and it could not be a better issue.
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