Ordnance survey
n. 全国地形测量；（英）陆地测量部
📖 牛津释义
Ordnance Survey
(Brit) (government department that prepares) accurate and detailed maps of Great Britain （英国的）全国地形测量（局）
[attrib 作定语]
an Ordnance Survey map 英国全国地形测量局绘制的地图.
🧩 词语组成解析
ordnance
[['ɔ:dnəns]]
n. 大炮, 军械, 武器
survey
['sɝve]
vi. 测量土地;
vt. 调查;勘测;俯瞰;
n. 调查（表），调查所，测量，测量部，测量图;概观，检查，鉴定书;环顾;
sur在上面 + vey=look看→ vt.俯瞰；检查；测量
🗣️ 情景例句
I did both with Richard and Susan,
有Richard和Susan时我这样做，
I agree. I wish they were simpler.
我觉得也是，希望能简单些。
In 1898 a law was passed which meant that all people above a certain age were paid a weekly old-age pension.
1898年通过了一项法令，规定一定年龄以上的人全都可以按周领取"老年养老金。