| 单词 | oval office |
| 释义 | Oval Officenounthe office of the president of the United States, located in the White House. this office regarded as the seat of executive power in the U.S. federal government. Origin of Oval OfficeAn Americanism dating back to 1960–65; so called from the shape of the room Words nearby Oval Officeoval kumquat, Ovalle, ovalocyte, ovalocytosis, oval of Cassini, Oval Office, ovals of Cassini, oval window, Ovambo, ovarialgia, ovarian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Oval OfficeOval Office noun the Oval Officethe private office of the president of the US, a large oval room in the White House the US presidency Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Oval OfficeOval Office An oval-shaped room in the White House that serves as the official office of the president of the United States. Since the presidency of Richard Nixon, the term has been used to refer to the president himself: “The order came directly from the Oval Office.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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