喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˈoʊvəl/ · /ˈəʊvəl/橢圓形

    A stretched circle shape, longer one way than the other, like an egg.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei drew a big oval on her art paper, then coloured it yellow.

    逐字美畫了一個大橢圓形在她的美術紙上，然後把它塗成黃色。

    「oval」是像圓、但一邊比較長的形狀。可以想成「被輕輕拉長的圓」，或雞蛋側看的輪廓。circle 四面一樣圓；oval 有長有短。同一個拼法也可當形容詞：an oval table、an oval face。

    常見搭配

    • an oval table

      橢圓形桌子

      a table shaped like an oval

      We sat around a long oval table for dinner.

    • an oval face

      橢圓臉

      a face that is longer than it is wide

      The actress is known for her oval face.

    • an oval frame

      橢圓形框

      a picture frame in an oval shape

      Grandma keeps the photo in a small oval frame.

    • an oval mirror

      橢圓形鏡子

      a mirror shaped like an oval

      There is an oval mirror above the sink.

    • an oval swimming pool

      橢圓形游泳池

      a swimming pool shaped like an oval

      Kids swam lengths in the oval swimming pool.

    • oval in shape

      外形是橢圓形的

      having the shape of an oval

      Some of the tables are oval in shape and some are round.

    意思相近

    ellipseegg shape

    用法接近

    circleegg-shapedellipticalround

core核心畫面

Picture a circle that someone gently pulled from two sides: still one smooth curve with no corners, but longer one way than the other — the shape of an egg seen from the side, or a running track.

可以想成：一個圓被輕輕從兩邊拉長——它還是一條平滑的曲線、沒有任何角，只是一個方向比另一個方向長。蛋從側面看的樣子、田徑場跑道的形狀，都是這個字的畫面。

複數 ovals

意思相近

ellipseegg shape

用法接近

circleegg-shapedellipticalround

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Ovalname

  • 1

    ball-gamescricketgamesA cricket ground in South London.

ovalnoun/ˈəʊvəl/

  • 1

    An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg.

    • Near-synonym: ellipse
  • 2

    An elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg.

  • 3

    A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.

    • At the far end of the wide corridor were the doors of a ward. The panels were frosted save for ovals of clear glass at face level.
    • On the dirt oval's far side
  • 4

    A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.

  • 5

    mathematicssciencesIn a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.

ovaladj/ˈəʊvəl/

  • 1

    Having the shape of an oval.

  • 2

    Of or pertaining to an ovum.

    • oval conceptions
    • Every congenital abnormality is doubtless due to a peculiarity in the sperm or oval elements or in their mingling, or to some disturbance in their early development.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • Oval Office

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