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Bureau Office English Government Department Plural Organization British

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/bjʊ͟əroʊ/
The usual plural in British English is bureaux. The usual plural in American English is bureaus. 英国英语中复数通常作bureaux。美国英语中复数通常作bureaus。
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[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词](政府或组织机构的)局,所,司,处,属 A bureau is an office, organization, or government department that collects and distributes information.
  • ...the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    联邦调查局

  • ...the Citizens' Advice Bureau.

    市民咨询局

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]办事处;分公司 A bureau is an office of a company or organization which has its main office in another town or country.
  [mainly AM 主美]
  [BUSINESS 商]
  • ...the Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau.

    《华尔街日报》华盛顿分社

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]书桌;写字台 A bureau is a writing desk with shelves and drawers and a lid that opens to form the writing surface.
  [BRIT 英]
    4
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]五斗橱;衣柜 A bureau is a chest of drawers.
      [AM 美]

      Oxford bur·eau / ˈbjʊərəʊ ; NAmE ˈbjʊroʊ / noun ( plural bur·eaux or bur·eaus / ˈbjʊərəʊz ; NAmE ˈbjʊroʊz / ) 1 ( BrE) a desk with drawers and usually a top that opens down to make a table to write on (附抽屉及活动写字枱的)书桌 2 ( NAmE) =
      chest of drawers
      3 an office or organization that provides information on a particular subject (提供某方面信息的)办事处,办公室,机构 an employment bureau 职业介绍所 4 (in the US) a government department or part of a government department (美国政府部门)局,处,科 the Federal Bureau of Investigation 联邦调查局 bureau bureaux bureaus
      bur·eau / ˈbjʊərəʊ ; NAmE ˈbjʊroʊ / bur·eaus / ˈbjʊərəʊz ; NAmE ˈbjʊroʊz /
      LDC
      bureaubu‧reau /ˈbjʊərəʊ $ ˈbjʊroʊ/ ●○○ noun (plural bureaus or bureaux /-rəʊz $ -roʊz/) [countable]
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      1an office or organization that collects or provides information:  an employment bureau the Citizens Advice Bureau2a government department or a part of a government department in the US:  the Federal Bureau of Investigation3an office of a company or organization that has its main office somewhere else:  the London bureau of the Washington Post4British English a large desk or writing table5American English a piece of furniture with several drawers, used to keep clothes in SYN chest of drawers British English
      WDF

      bureau

      [ˈbjʊərəʊ]

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      局(96%),办事处(4%)
      n.局,处;衣柜;办公桌
      n.(Bureau)人名;(法)比罗

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