bureau/ˋbjUro; ˈbjʊərəʊ/n [C] plural bureaus or bureaux /-roz; -rəʊz/1 an office or organization that collects or provides information 收集[提供]信息的办事处[机构]: an employment bureau 职业介绍所2 especially AmE a government department【尤美】〔政府机构的〕局; 部; 处: the Federal Bureau of Investigation 联邦调查局3 BrE a piece of furniture with drawers and a sloping lid that you can open and use as a desk【英】大书桌﹐大写字台