O /au; NAmEou/ noun, exclamation u noun (also o) {pi. Os, O^, /auz; NAmE ouz j) 1 [C, U] the
15th
letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表的奋 15
个 字母：‘Orange’ begins with
(cm) 0/‘0’.,* orange —词以字 母 〇 开头。2 used
to mean ‘zero’ when saying telephone numbers, etc, (说电话号码等时表示） 零： My
number is six o cioubZe three (= 6033).我的号码是六零 三三。T- see also O GRADE, 6 LEVEL
■
exclamation (especially literary) = oh 〇, /a/
prep, used in written English
to represent an informal way of saying 〇/.(在书面英语中，：我替of的非 正式说法）：a coupZe o’ times /l次 oaf /auf; NAmE ouf/ noun a stupid, unpleasant or
awkward person, especially a man 傻瓜，蠢材，笨蛋
(尤指男人）：Mind that cup, you dum^y oa// 当心那个 杯子，你这笨手考脚粹家伙!■ ►〇af.ish<^/.
oak /auk; NAmE ouk/ noun 1 [C, u] (also 'oak tree) a large tree that
produces small nuts called acorns. Oaks are common in
northern countries and can live to be hundreds of years old.栎树；橡树：a gnaried oZd oafc tree多节瘤的老橡树◊/orests o/oafc
and pine松橡混合林
—see
also poison oak 2 [U] the hard wood of the oak tree 橡木■;栎木：oafc beams 橡木梁◊ TTiis taWe is
made 〇/ soZid oafc.这张桌子是用实心橡木制作的。
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great/tall ,oaks from little acorns 'grow [saying) something large and
successful often begins in a very small way参天橡树专摩小小橡实；食抱之树，生于毫末
oaked /aukt; NAmE oukt/ ,adj. (of wine with a
taste like smoke, because of
having been stored in wooden containers made of oak (卤存放于橡木容器
而）带烟熏味的.
oaken /'aukan; NAmE 'oukan/ adj. [only before noun] (//•fera〇/) made of oak 橡木的；—木® 作的
oakum /'aukam; NAmE 'oukam/ noun [U] a material obtained
by pulling old rope to pieces, a job done in the past by prisoners麻刀，麻絮（旧时由囚犯制造）
OAP /,eu ei 'pi:; NAmE ,〇〇/ noun (BrE, becoming old-fashioned) the abbreviation for old-age pensioner 领_老金者（_全写为old-age pensioner ) oar /o:{r)l noun a
long pole with a flat blade at one end that is used for rowing a
boat 船架；桨：He pulled as hard as he couZd on the
oars.他拼命地划奖。一 picture
o page R3 —compare
paddle n.(l) IHTO1 put/stick your 'oar in (BrE, informal) to give your opinion,
advice, etc. without being asked and when it is probably not wanted 多管闲事；横插一#子 0DC1 interfere oarlock /'p:lDk;
NAmE 'o:rla:k/ noun {
oars-man /'oizman; NAmE 'o:rz-/, oars-woman /'o:z- wuman; NAmE 'o:rz-/ noun [pi. -men /-man/, -women /-wimin/) a person who rows a
boat, especially as a member of a crew (= team)桨羊；划瘓人；（尤指）划
艇队员
OAS
/,au
ei 'es; NAmE ,ou/ abbr. (Cant) old age security oasis /au'eisis; NAmE ou-/ noun {pi. oases /-si:z/) 1 an area in the desert where there is water
and where plants grow (沙漠中的）绿洲 2
a pleasant place or period of time in the middle of sth unpleasant or diffi-
cult (困苦中)令人快慰的地方（或时刻 >
;东士V乐事 Hn haven ： an
oasis 〇/ caZm
宁静的一刻◊. a green oasis i>i the
heart 〇/the ci'fy 都市中心的绿茵
oast house /'aust haus; NAmE 'oust/ noun [especially Br£) a building made of
bricks with a round roof that was built to contain an oven used for drying hops (啤酒
花）烘干室
oat /aut; NAmE out/ adj. [only before noun] made from or containing oats燕麦_的；含燕麦的：oat cafces燕麦饼 ◊ oat bran 燕麦鉄—see also oatmeal oat-cake /'autkeik; NAmE 'out-/ noun a Scottish biscuit made
witii oats, which is not sweet苏格兰不带甜味
的）燕麦饼
oater /*aota(r);
/SMmf .outer/ nown a
film/movie about life in the
western US in the 19th century (•以19世纪美国西部生活为题材的 >
西部影片 oath /au0; NAmE ou0/ noun {pi. oaths /auQz; NAmE ouQz/) 1 a formal
promise to do sth or a formal statement that sth is true 宣誓；誓言：to tafce/swear an oath
〇/ aHe- giance ® ^
〇 Before giving evidence, witnesses in
court have to take the oath {= promise to tell the
truth). 作证之前，证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。2(oW-/asW〇f?erf) an offensive word or phrase used to express
anger, surprise, etc.; a swear word <表示愤怒、备异等的）咒
骂，诅.免的 : She heard the sound of breaking glass,
/oHowed
by
a
muttered oath•她听到打碎玻璃的响声，g 着是低声的咒骂。n^l on/under ‘oath.(/aw律）having made a formal
promise to tell the truth in court (在法
庭上）宣誓说实话经寰誓：乜she prepared to give
evidence on oath ?她愿意宣誓据实作证殊？◊ TTie judge reminded the witness that he was
still under oath. ^ ^ 提醒证人，他仍然受宣誓的约束。
oat-meal /'autmiil; NAmE 'out-/ noun [u] 1 flour made from
crushed oats, used to make biscuits/cookies, PORRIDGE，etc•燕麦粉；燕麦片 2
(/N/zAmE)
= PORRIDGE(li 3 a pale brown colour浅棕色；淡棕色；燕麦黄
►
oat.meal ad/: .
cm oatmeaZ carpet —块燕麦黄地毯 oats /auts; NAmE outs/ noun [pi.] grain grown in cool
countries as food for animals and for making flour, porridge/oatmeal，etc.燕麦：一picture o cereal —see also oAf IT»TW1 see sow1 ob-bli-gato (NAmE also ob-li-gato) /.Dbli'gaitau; NAmE ,a:bli'ga:tou/ noun {pi. -os) (music W) (from Italian) an important part for
an instrument in a piece of music which cannot be left out 必需声部；助奏
ob-dur-ate /'Dbdjarat; NAmE 'aibdar-/ adj. {formal, usually disapproving) refusing to change
your mind or your actions in any way顽固的；固执的；执拗的HTO stubborn ►ob-dur-acy /'Dbdjarasi; NAmE'aibder-l noun [U] ob-dur-ate-ly adv.
OBE
/,au bi: 'i:; NAmE ,ou/ noun the abbreviation for ‘Officer of the
Order of the
◊
Matthew S^fc OB£英帝国官佐勋衔获得者马修•西尔克
obedi-ent /s'biididnt/ adj. ~ (to
sb/sth) doing
what you are told to do; willing to obey顺从的；忠顺的；唯命是
从的：an obedient chiZd 听舍的孩子◊ He was aiways
obedient to his/ather’s wishes.他一南顺从父亲的意愿。
PTin disobedient ►
obedi-ence /-ans/ noun [U] ~ (to sb/ sth) ： blind/complete/unquestioning/total obedience 盲目/绝对/无条件/完全的服从◊ He has acted fn obedience to the iaw.他是依法行事的。obedi.ent.ly adv. your obedient servant {old use) used to end a fo/mal
letter (用作正式信函的结束语）您恭顺的仆人
obei-sance /au'beisns; NAmEou'biisns/ noun (formal) ^ [U] respect for sb/sth
or willingness to obey sb 景仰；尊 敬；1忠顺；顺从 2
[C] the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body in order to
show respect for sb/sth鞠躬示敬；颔首行礼