bureau 音标拼音: [bj'ʊro]
n . 局,办公处
局,办公处
bureau 局
bureau n 1 :
an administrative unit of government ; "
the Central Intelligence Agency "; "
the Census Bureau "; "
Office of Management and Budget "; "
Tennessee Valley Authority " [
synonym :
{
agency }, {
federal agency }, {
government agency }, {
bureau },
{
office }, {
authority }]
2 :
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [
synonym : {
chest of drawers }, {
chest }, {
bureau }, {
dresser }]
Bureau \
Bu "
reau \,
n .;
pl .
E . {
Bureaus },
F . {
Bureaux }. [
F .
bureau a writing table ,
desk ,
office ,
OF .,
drugget ,
with which a writing table was often covered ,
equiv .
to F .
bure ,
and fr .
OF .
buire dark brown ,
the stuff being named from its color ,
fr .
L .
burrus red ,
fr .
Gr . ?
flame -
colored ,
prob .
fr . ?
fire .
See {
Fire },
n .,
and cf . {
Borel },
n .]
1 .
Originally ,
a desk or writing table with drawers for papers . --
Swift .
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2 .
The place where such a bureau is used ;
an office where business requiring writing is transacted .
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3 .
Hence :
A department of public business requiring a force of clerks ;
the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief .
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Note :
On the continent of Europe ,
the highest departments ,
in most countries ,
have the name of bureaux ;
as ,
the Bureau of the Minister of Foreign Affairs .
In England and America ,
the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments ;
as ,
the "
Pension Bureau ,"
a subdepartment of the Department of the Interior . [
Obs .]
In Spanish ,
bureo denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king '
s household .
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4 .
A chest of drawers for clothes ,
especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture . [
U .
S .]
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{
Bureau system }.
See {
Bureaucracy }.
{
Bureau Veritas },
an institution ,
in the interest of maritime underwriters ,
for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world .
It was founded in Belgium in 1828 ,
removed to Paris in 1830 ,
and re ["
e ]
stablished in Brussels in 1870 .
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22 Moby Thesaurus words for "
bureau ":
agency ,
bailiwick ,
chest ,
chest of drawers ,
chiffonier ,
commissariat ,
constablery ,
constablewick ,
constabulary ,
department ,
desk ,
division ,
dresser ,
ministry ,
municipality ,
office ,
secretariat ,
section ,
sheriffalty ,
sheriffwick ,
shrievalty ,
subdivision
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BUREAU Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of BUREAU is writing desk; especially : one having drawers and a slant top How to use bureau in a sentence
BUREAU Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Bureau definition: a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top See examples of BUREAU used in a sentence
BUREAU | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary BUREAU definition: 1 an organization or a business that collects or provides information: 2 a government… Learn more
Bureau - definition of bureau by The Free Dictionary 1 a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top 2 a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit 3 an office that collects and distributes information or performs specified services; agency 4 Chiefly Brit a writing desk with drawers for papers
bureau noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of bureau noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Bureau - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Another meaning of bureau is "an office or government agency " These two definitions seem unrelated, but the original meaning of the French word bureau, "cloth covering for a desk" helps explain
BUREAU - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary Discover everything about the word "BUREAU" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide
bureau - Wiktionary, the free dictionary United States Bureau of the Census seal An administrative unit of government; office Ashley Johnson is an energy, trade and economics expert at the National Bureau of Asian Research, based in the United States An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news
Bureau Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary The book is on top of my bureau