1 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 官方的；正式的 Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority. 官方的；正式的
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According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution.
根据官方数字，1,000多人在这场革命中丧生。
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An official announcement is expected in the next few days.
预计过几天会发布一项正式声明。
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A report in the official police newspaper gave no reason for the move.
刊登在警方的官方报纸上的一篇报道没有说明此次行动的原因。
SYN authorized, approved, formal, sanctioned
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 公务的；公职的；公事的 Official activities are carried out by a person in authority as part of their job. 公务的；公职的；公事的
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 官员（因职务使用）的 Official things are used by a person in authority as part of their job. 官员（因职务使用）的
4 ADJ [ADJ n] （解释、理由等）冠冕堂皇的，桌面上的 If you describe someone's explanation or reason for something as the official explanation, you are suggesting that it is probably not true, but is used because the real explanation is embarrassing. （解释、理由等）冠冕堂皇的，桌面上的
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Officially, the guard was to protect us. In fact, they were there to report on our movements.
这些警卫表面上是为了保护我们。实际上，他们在那里是为了随时报告我们的行踪。
5 N-COUNT [oft n NOUN] 官员；行政人员；高级职员 An official is a person who holds a position of authority in an organization. 官员；行政人员；高级职员
6 N-COUNT （体育比赛中的）裁判员，执法人 An official at a sports event is a referee, umpire, or other person who checks that the players follow the rules. （体育比赛中的）裁判员，执法人
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | official Also look up: |
| ADJ. | authentic, formal, legitimate, valid; (ant.) unauthorized, unofficial 1 |
| N. | administrator, director, executive, manager 5 |
| Word Partnership | Use official with: |
| N. | official documents, official language, official report, official sources, official statement 1 official duties, official visit 2 administration official, city official, government official, military official 5 |
| ADJ. | elected official, federal official, local official, senior official, top official 5 |
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