bureau

IPA/ˈbjʊərəʊ/
KK[bjˈʊro]IPA/ˈbjʊrəʊ/

bureau — 名詞

  • bureausingular
  • bureausplural

1. an office or company that gathers facts for people or gives useful information a

1.名詞B2
釋義

資訊機構

蒐集或提供特定資訊的單位

an office or company that gathers facts for people or gives useful information about a place, job, or subject

例句

The tourist bureau gave us a free map of Tainan's old streets.

旅遊資訊機構給了我們一張台南老街的免費地圖。

collocation: tourist bureau

A local employment bureau matched Hana with a bakery job near home.

地方就業資訊機構幫 Hana 找到離家近的麵包店工作。

collocation: employment bureau

常見搭配
  • tourist bureau
  • employment bureau
  • news bureau
  • information bureau
同義詞
  • agency

    broader; often arranges services as well as giving information

  • office

    more general; not necessarily focused on public information

  • center

    often stresses the public place rather than the organization

文法句型

tourist bureau

employment bureau

news bureau

用法筆記

Usually appears with a word naming the field or audience, such as tourist, employment, news, or information. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense can be private or service-based, not a formal arm of government.

常見錯誤

We visited the bureau of jobs downtown.
We visited the employment bureau downtown.
English usually puts the field word before 'bureau' in fixed names.

2. a department in a government that manages one area of public work

2.名詞C1
釋義

官署；局處

政府中負責特定業務的單位

a department in a government that manages one area of public work

例句

The Census Bureau counts every household in the country every ten years.

人口普查局每十年統計一次全國每一戶家庭。

proper name: the [Name] Bureau

After the storm, the city bureau checked damaged bridges across the river.

暴風雨過後，市政府局處檢查了河上受損的橋梁。

bureau handling local public work

常見搭配
  • Census Bureau
  • government bureau
  • labor bureau
  • city bureau
同義詞
  • department

    common general term for one part of a government

  • agency

    often used for an official body with a specific task

  • office

    can mean the place or department, but sounds less formal

文法句型

the [Name] Bureau

government bureau

labor bureau

用法筆記

Often capitalized in official names, especially in American English. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 is part of the state and has legal duties, while sense 1 mainly gives a service or information.

常見錯誤

She works for a bureau government.
She works for a government bureau.
the field or type normally comes before 'bureau'.

3. a cabinet-like desk whose front panel drops open to make a place for writing

3.名詞C1
釋義

翻蓋書桌

前板可放下來書寫的桌櫃

a cabinet-like desk whose front panel drops open to make a place for writing

例句

Noa lowered the bureau lid and wrote three postcards before dinner.

Noa 放下翻蓋書桌的桌板，在晚餐前寫了三張明信片。

bureau lid dropping open

In the guest room, the bureau opened into a desk for writing letters.

客房裡，那張翻蓋書桌打開後就是寫信用的小桌面。

bureau opening into a desk

常見搭配
  • bureau lid
  • bureau drawer
  • writing bureau
同義詞
  • writing desk

    closest everyday equivalent

  • desk

    broader; does not suggest the folding front

  • secretary desk

    a specific type name, especially in American English

文法句型

bureau lid

write at a bureau

用法筆記

This sense refers to an older style piece with a drop front used for writing. Distinguish from sense 4, which is mainly for storing clothes and other household items.

4. a piece of bedroom furniture with several drawers for clothes and other personal

4.名詞C1
釋義

抽屜櫃

放衣物等的多抽屜櫃

a piece of bedroom furniture with several drawers for clothes and other personal things

例句

Bao folded the clean shirts and placed them in the bedroom bureau.

Bao 把洗乾淨的襯衫折好，放進臥室的抽屜櫃裡。

collocation: bedroom bureau

A cracked mirror hung above the bureau beside the baby's crib.

嬰兒床旁邊的抽屜櫃上方掛著一面有裂痕的鏡子。

bureau in a bedroom scene

常見搭配
  • bureau drawer
  • bedroom bureau
  • pine bureau
同義詞
  • dresser

    common North American word for similar bedroom furniture

  • chest

    short for a chest of drawers; broader and very common

  • chest of drawers

    the clearest full name for this furniture sense

文法句型

bureau drawer

bedroom bureau

用法筆記

Chiefly North American for a chest of drawers, especially in a bedroom. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense is for storage, not for writing.

常見錯誤

My socks are in the bureau box.
My socks are in the bureau drawer.
the parts that pull out are called drawers.

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