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oval

/oh-vuhl/US // ˈoʊ vəl //UK // (ˈəʊvəl) //

椭圆形,椭圆,卵形,椭圆形的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
    • : ellipsoidal or elliptical.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an object of oval shape.
    • : a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline.
    • : an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
    • : Informal. a football.

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Examples

  • During the early Holocene, summers in the northern hemisphere were hotter as the Earth moved in a more oval-shaped orbit, causing larger swings between hot and cold.

  • Tracked on a GPS, our path looks like a toddler drawing ovals.

  • A daring plan for downsizing would mean the end of the global empire of old, but it could ensure that the blue oval survives on what Ford does best.

  • The blue oval shows the ring of auroras that continually surround Jupiter’s north pole.

  • Then we move forward to take on the sad excuse for a president now occupying the oval office.

  • He attended White House strategy sessions on Vietnam and Israel; a private phone line linked his court office to the Oval Office.

  • His Oval Office radio addresses were famously labeled “Fireside Chats” and he called listening citizens “my friends.”

  • Do Americans prefer a stressed out president — no fun, no sun, no life outside of the Oval Office or the Situation Room?

  • Her eyes dart through oval, wire-rimmed glasses that rest gently on her round cheeks.

  • These types of comments coming from the White House, from the Oval Office, it takes your breath away.

  • In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).

  • In the centre of the room is an oval table; some dozen men are sitting at it; as many more stand behind their chairs.

  • Each contains a single round or oval nucleus, often located eccentrically.

  • Generally, the ends are rounded and the striations faint, or only irregularly round or oval yellow masses are found.

  • They are asymmetrically oval, about 50 in length, and often contain a partially developed embryo.