bureau
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bu·reau /ˈbjʊərəʊ $ ˈbjʊroʊ/ ●○○ noun (plural bureaus or bureaux /-rəʊz $ -roʊz/) [countable] 1 SSOORGANIZATIONan office or organization that collects or provides information 〔收集或提供信息的〕办事处，机构 an employment bureau 职业介绍所 the Citizens Advice Bureau 公民咨询局2 PGa government department or a part of a government department in the US 〔美国政府部门的〕司，局，处，署 the Federal Bureau of Investigation 联邦调查局3 an office of a company or organization that has its main office somewhere else 〔公司或机构的〕办事处 the London bureau of the Washington Post 《华盛顿邮报》驻伦敦办事处4. British EnglishDHF a large desk or writing table 大书桌，大写字台5. American EnglishDHF a piece of furniture with several drawers, used to keep clothes in 五斗橱，衣柜 SYN British English chest of drawers
Examples from the Corpus
bureau• Your sister said you passed out and hit your head on her bureau.• the visitor's information bureau• At the area course the trainee will have a chance to meet trainees from other local bureaux.• Their whole life began seeming like a missing persons bureau.• Perhaps the most obvious is wilful and corrupt exploitation of debtors by dishonest employees of the credit reference bureau.• Nevertheless, out of necessity, to help the adviser feel less pressured, some bureaux do run partial appointment systems.• The bureau is interested in its sponsor's demands as a basis for the formulation of its budget.• The bureau swooped down on three illicit Hong Kong factories on Sept. 3 alone.• He is now Director of the Maritime Transport Bureau.From Longman Business Dictionarybureaubu‧reau /ˈbjʊərəʊˈbjʊroʊ/ noun [countable] (plural bureaux /-rəʊz-roʊz/ British English or bureaus)ORGANIZATIONS1an office, organization, or department that collects or gives out informationthe Citizens Advice Bureauthe tourist information bureau → see also Better Business Bureau2American English a government department or part of a government departmentthe Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms3an office of a company or organization that is not its main office or baseThe international environmental organization Greenpeace has established its own Moscow bureau.Origin bureau (1600-1700) French “desk, cloth covering for desks”, from Old French burel “woolen cloth”, from Latin burra “wool, rough cloth”bu·reau nounChineseSyllable
an that provides or or collects office organization Business Corpus
bureau
bu‧reau /ˈbjʊərəʊ $ ˈbjʊroʊ/
noun (plural bureaus or bureaux /-rəʊz $ -roʊz/) [countable]
an employment bureau
the Citizens Advice Bureau
2. a government department or a part of a government department in the US:
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
3. an office of a company or organization that has its main office somewhere else:
the London bureau of the Washington Post
4. British English a large desk or writing table
5. American English a piece of furniture with several drawers, used to keep clothes in
SYN chest of drawers British English
bu‧reau /ˈbjʊərəʊ $ ˈbjʊroʊ/
noun (plural bureaus or bureaux /-rəʊz $ -roʊz/) [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: 'desk, cloth covering for desks', from Old French burel 'woolen cloth', from Latin burra 'wool, rough cloth'
1. an office or organization that collects or provides information:Language: French
Origin: 'desk, cloth covering for desks', from Old French burel 'woolen cloth', from Latin burra 'wool, rough cloth'
2. a government department or a part of a government department in the US:
3. an office of a company or organization that has its main office somewhere else:
4. British English a large desk or writing table
5. American English a piece of furniture with several drawers, used to keep clothes in
SYN chest of drawers British English