customs house

基本解释

Tourists were not uncommon in the city but they usually kept to the old port with its rococo churches and stately customs house, or took the organized cruises along the reef.
游客在城里并不罕见，但他们通常局限在有洛可可式教堂和雄伟的海关大楼的旧港口，或者乘坐沿着礁石航行的游轮。
The police officer, john, was sitting in the office of the customs house, watching people outside through the window.
约翰警官则坐在海关的办公室里，透过窗户盯着外面的人群。
The testing and authentication shall be conducted by the testing and authentication institutions under the customs house or by entrusting other institutions recognized by the state.
化验、鉴定应当交由海关化验鉴定机构或者委托国家认可的其他机构进行。
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a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry