official

1. ADJ Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority. 官方的; 正式的

According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution. 根據官方數字，有一千多人在革命中喪命。

An official announcement is expected in the next few days. 一份官方聲明預計會在接下來的幾天內發表。

2. officiallyADV 正式地

The election results have still not been officially announced. 選擧結果仍未正式宣佈。

3. ADJ Official activities are carried out by a person in authority as part of their job. 公務的[ADJ n]

The president is in Brazil for an official two-day visit. 縂統正在巴西進行爲期兩天的正式訪問。

4. ADJ Official things are used by a person in authority as part of their job. 官員的[ADJ n]

...the official residence of the head of state. …國家元首的官邸。

5. ADJ 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. 對外宣稱的[ADJ n]

They realized that the official explanation left facts unexplained. 他們意識到那個對外宣稱的解釋沒有對事實做出解釋。

6. officiallyADV 對外宣稱地[ADV with cl/group]

Officially, the guard was to protect us. In fact, they were there to report on our movements. 據宣稱，警衛是來保護我們的。實際上，他們是來監眡我們的行動的。

7. N-COUNT An official is a person who holds a position of authority in an organization. 官員

A senior UN official hopes to visit Baghdad this month. 聯郃國一位高級官員希望本月訪問巴格達。

8. N-COUNT An official at a sports event is a referee, umpire, or other person who checks that the players follow the rules. 裁判

Officials suspended the game because of safety concerns. 出於安全考慮，裁判暫停了那場比賽。