like an egg in shape 椭圆形的;卵形的 an oval face 鹅蛋脸
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesc1The handle is oval in shape. 把手是椭圆形的。 The leaves are long and almost oval. 这些叶子很长,接近椭圆形。 an oval-shaped box 椭圆形的盒子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- perfectly
- almost
- roughly
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- oval in shape
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or modern Latin ovalis, from Latin ovum ‘egg’.