office

美 [ˈɑːfɪs]英 [ˈɒfɪs]
  • n.(某人的)办公室;办事处;办公楼;(尤指)问询处,服务处;要职

复数: offices

officeoffice

noun

房屋;建筑物 room/building

1

办公室;办公楼
a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks

The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.

公司要迁往城另一边的新办公楼。

Are you going to the office today?

你今天去办公室吗?

an office job

办公室工作

office workers

办公室人员

2

(某人的)办公室
a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk

Some people have to share an office.

有些人只好合用一间办公室。

Come into my office.

请到我的办公室里来。

3


a doctor's/dentist's office

诊室;牙医诊所

4

办事处;(尤指)问询处,服务处
a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service

the local tourist office

当地旅游办事处

a ticket office

售票处

政府部门 government department

5

(用于英国某些政府部门的名称中)
used in the names of some British government departments

the Foreign Office

外交部

the Home Office

内政部

重要职位 important position

6

要职;重要官职;重要职务
an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this

She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.

她担任内阁部长长达十年。

How long has he been in office ?

他任职多久了?

The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years.

那个党已在野多年了。

The present government took office in 2005.

现政府于2005年上台执政。

to seek/run for office

谋求 / 竞选公职

to stand for office

竞选要职

the office of treasurer

司库的职务

习语

with sb's help

office

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 办公室
    An office is a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks.

    He had an office big enough for his desk and chair, plus his VDU...

    他有一间足以容纳书桌、椅子和视频显示器的办公室。

  • 2
    N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (尤指政府的)部,局,厅
    An office is a department of an organization, especially the government, where people deal with a particular kind of administrative work.

    Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.

    已有数千人在失业管理处作了登记。

  • 3
    N-COUNT (问询、购票或提供服务的)处,所
    An office is a small building or room where people can go for information, tickets, or a service of some kind.

    The tourist office operates a useful room-finding service.

    这家旅游办事处提供十分实用的住宿查询服务。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 诊所
    A doctor's or dentist's office is a place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients.

  • 6
    N-UNCOUNT 要职;公职;官职
    If someone holds office in a government, they have an important job or position of authority.

    The events to mark the President's ten years in office went ahead as planned...

    总统任职10周年的庆祝活动按计划进行。

  • 7
    PHRASE 帮助;协助
    Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.

    She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.

    为了使该法案顺利通过,她寻求总统的帮助。

  • 8
    See also:booking office;box office;post office;register office;registry office

noun

1
a job in an organization
he occupied a post in the treasury
Synonym: position post berth spot billet place situation
2
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
the function of a teacher
the government must do its part
play its role
Synonym: function part role
3
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
the offices of the mass
4
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
he rented an office in the new building
Synonym: business office
5
an administrative unit of government
the Central Intelligence Agency
the Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Tennessee Valley Authority
Synonym: agency federal agency government agency bureau authority
6
professional or clerical workers in an office
the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard
Synonym: office staff
7
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage
during his first year in office
during his first year in power
the power of the president
Synonym: power

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  1. We 'll want more furniture for the new office .

    我们的新办公室需要添些家具。

  2. I don 't want to get involved in office politics .

    我不想卷入办公室的政治。

  3. We 've found a great new restaurant near the office .

    我们在办公处附近发现了一家挺好的新餐馆。

  4. Further information is available from the local tourist office .

    进一步详情可向当地的旅游办事处查询。

  5. It was all go in the office today .

    今天办公室里忙得要死。

  6. You 'll soon find out who 's who in the office .

    你很快就会了解办公室里每个人的情况。

  7. The building plans include much needed new office accommodation .

    建筑规划包括紧缺的新办公用房在内。

  8. The new office block has become an expensive white elephant .

    这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。

  9. He spent much of his career in public office .

    他的事业生涯中大部分时间从事政府工作。

  10. Some people have to share an office .

    有些人只好合用一间办公室。

  11. I 'm being moved to the New York office .

    我要调到纽约办事处去。

  12. The present government took office in 2005 .

    现政府于2005年上台执政。

  13. He isn 't in the office much .

    他不怎么待在办公室。

  14. I called the office to tell them I 'd be late .

    我给办公室打电话说我可能晚到一会儿。

  15. Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year .

    办公大楼工程将于年底竣工。

  16. How long has he been in office ?

    他任职多久了?

  17. I don 't get much exercise sitting in the office all day .

    我整天坐在办公室很少运动。

  18. This is our new office ─ Kay will show you around .

    这是我们的新办公室——凯会带你参观一下。

  19. There 's a virus going around the office .

    办公室里流行着一种病毒性疾病。

  20. I won 't be able to get away from the office before 7 .

    我7点钟之前无法离开办公室。

  21. I 'm just going down to the post office .

    我正要到那边的邮局去。

  22. We live just up the road , past the post office .

    我们就住在路的前面,刚过邮局的地方。

  23. Their head office is in New York .

    他们的总部在纽约。

  24. I don 't know what head office will think about this proposal .

    我不知道总公司对此提案会有何想法。

  25. Our telephone lines are open during normal office hours .

    我们的电话在正常办公时间一直开通。

  26. Are you going to the office today ?

    你今天去办公室吗?

  27. There are no plans to build new offices .

    现在没有建新办公楼的计划。

  28. They plan to operate from a new office in Edinburgh .

    他们计划由爱丁堡的新办事处经营。

  29. Under the new regulations spending on office equipment will be strictly controlled .

    根据新的规定,办公设备开支将受到严格控制。

  30. We are open during normal office hours .

    在正常上班时间内,我们都开放。

  • 习语

n.

through sb's good offices

经某人斡旋;承某人协助
with sb's help

同义词

n.

bureau