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ADJ
官方的；正式的
Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority.
例句
According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution...
根據(jù)官方數(shù)字，1,000多人在這場革命中喪生。
An official announcement is expected in the next few days...
預(yù)計過幾天會發(fā)布一項正式聲明。
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ADJ
公務(wù)的；公職的；公事的
Official activities are carried out by a person in authority as part of their job.
例句
The President is in Brazil for an official two-day visit.
總統(tǒng)正在巴西進(jìn)行為期兩天的正式訪問。
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ADJ
官員（因職務(wù)使用）的
Official things are used by a person in authority as part of their job.
例句
...the official residence of the Head of State.
國家元首的官邸
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ADJ
（解釋、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.
例句
The official explanation for the cancellation of the party conference is that there are no premises available...
官方對取消此次政黨會議作出的解釋是沒有場地。
The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness.
對外公布的總統(tǒng)未到場原因是身體有恙。
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N-COUNT
官員；行政人員；高級職員
An official is a person who holds a position of authority in an organization.
例句
A senior UN official hopes to visit Baghdad this month.
一位聯(lián)合國高級官員希望于本月訪問巴格達(dá)。
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（體育比賽中的）裁判員，執(zhí)法人
An official at a sports event is a referee, umpire, or other person who checks that the players follow the rules.