oval
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·val /ˈəʊvəl $ ˈoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [countable] CFCIRCLEa shape like a circle, but wider in one direction than the other 卵形，椭圆形 → elliptical —oval adjective an oval mirror 椭圆形的镜子
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oval• Fold ends up and over crab mixture, forming an oval.• In section each mullion is an asymmetric oval, tapering at one end.• When he tried, all he saw in his mind was a blurred grey oval.• Notice that the lower oval is smaller than the top one because it is intended to fit inside.• No one could have asked for a better final lap over the 1. 527-mile oval at Homestead, Fla.• Famie was jigged by the ovals and squares: the modern look of it all.• Those composites filled in two of those ovals.• On her right wrist, just above her glove, a white oval of skin was exposed to the air.nthe OvalOval, the na famous cricket ground in South London, where important games are played. The last test match (=international game) of the summer is traditionally played at the Oval. → compare Lord'sOrigin oval (1500-1600) Medieval Latin ovalis, from Latin ovum; → OVUMo·val nounOval, theLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
like Corpus circle, but a shape in wider a
Oval
Oval, the
a famous cricket ground in South London, where important games are played. The last test match (=international game) of the summer is traditionally played at the Oval. ⇨ compare Lord's
Oval, the
a famous cricket ground in South London, where important games are played. The last test match (=international game) of the summer is traditionally played at the Oval. ⇨ compare Lord's
oval
o‧val /ˈəʊvəl $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable]a shape like a circle, but wider in one direction than the other ⇨ elliptical
—oval adjective:
an oval mirror
o‧val /ˈəʊvəl $ ˈoʊ-/
noun [countable]a shape like a circle, but wider in one direction than the other ⇨ elliptical—oval adjective: