English Dictionary

bureau

/ˈbjʊɹ.əʊ/

noun

An administrative unit of government; office. / An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. / An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).

The bureau is responsible for overseeing government operations.

意味（1）

An administrative unit of government; office.

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意味（2）

An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.

a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau

意味（3）

An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).

There was an eerie silence in the dorm [... in] the factory. … The lamp glowed in his bureau, warm and reassuring and, through the window, I could see his papers strewn across the desk. … I called his name again. A movement from his bureau. … I banged on his door until it opened a crack[. ...] He pushed me out onto the staircase. Get out, he screamed. The door to his bureau slammed in my face.

意味（4）

(chiefly Britain) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.

意味（5）

(US) A chest of drawers for clothes.